Ridge
nounrɪdʒ
Noun
a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
Similar:RidgepoleRooftreeType of:Beama long narrow range of hills
Similar:RidgelineType of:Formationa long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
Type of:Formationa long narrow natural elevation or striation
Type of:Elevationany long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
Type of:OutgrowthProcessAppendageany long raised strip
Type of:Convexity
Verb
extend in ridges
“The land ridges towards the South”
Type of:CoverContinueExtendspade into alternate ridges and troughs
“ridge the soil”
Type of:Spadethrow soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
“He ridged his corn”
Type of:Throwform into a ridge
Type of:FormShapeplough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
Type of:PlowTurnPlough
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Similar Words
- Ridgepole
- Rooftree
- Ridgeline