ridge

ridge
n
1. reef, ledge, saddle, hummock, escarpment, Geology. hogback, Physical Geography. arete, Geology. esker, Chiefly Brit. watershed; chain, range, line, file, row, column, string, series, set.
2. crest, Anat., Zool. crista, Anat. (of the nose) bridge, Bot. rachis, Bot., Zool. carina, Bot., Zool. carination, Bot., Zool. keel; peak, top, tip, pinnacle, summit, apex, vertex.
3. spine, chine, fin, spinal or vertebral column, vertebrae, Anat. backbone, Anat. spina, Anat. dorsum; back, dorse, Anat. posterior.
4. rip, cord, wale, welt, wheal, fret, strip, seam, fillet, list; corrugation, crimp, stria, striation, ripple, crinkle, crease, fold, wrinkle; bump, knob, knot, protrusion, projection, protuberance, outgrowth, excrescence.

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  • Ridge — Ridge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ridged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ridging}.] 1. To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges. [1913 Webster] Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back Of chafed wild boars. Milton …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ridge — [rıdʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: hrycg] 1.) a long area of high land, especially at the top of a mountain ▪ We made our way carefully along the ridge. 2.) a) something long and thin that is raised above the things around it ▪ A small ridge of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ridge — O.E. hrycg back of a man or beast, probably reinforced by O.N. hryggr back, ridge, from P.Gmc. *khrugjaz (Cf. O.Fris. hregg, O.S. hruggi, Du. rug, O.H.G. hrukki, Ger. Rücken the back ), of uncertain origin. Also in O.E., the top or crest of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ridge — [rij] n. [ME rigge < OE hrycg, akin to ON hrygr, backbone, Ger rücken, back < IE * (s)kreuk , a hump, mound < base * (s)ker , to bend > L curvus, bent, circus, a ring] 1. Obs. an animal s spine or back 2. the long, narrow top or crest …   English World dictionary

  • Ridge — (r[i^]j), n. [OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug, G. r[ U]cken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg. [root]16.] 1. The back, or top of the back; a crest. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] 2. A range of hills or mountains, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ridge — [ rıdʒ ] noun count ** 1. ) the long narrow top of a mountain or group of mountains: The log cabin is set on a ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 2. ) a long narrow raised line along the surface of something: Tires had thrown the mud into ridges …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • Ridge, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 13380 Housing Units (2000): 5922 Land area (2000): 13.465679 sq. miles (34.875946 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.093631 sq. miles (0.242504 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.559310 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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