RIDGE

ridge, ridgepole, rooftree

(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

ridge

(noun) any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

ridge

(noun) a long narrow natural elevation or striation

ridge, ridgeline

(noun) a long narrow range of hills

ridge

(noun) a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean

ridge

(noun) any long raised strip

ridge

(verb) form into a ridge

ridge

(verb) spade into alternate ridges and troughs; “ridge the soil”

ridge

(verb) throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; “He ridged his corn”

ridge

(verb) plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

ridge

(verb) extend in ridges; “The land ridges towards the South”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

ridge (plural ridges)

(anatomy) The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.

Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.

The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.

The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.

(fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.

A chain of mountains.

A chain of hills.

A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.

(meteorology) An elongated region of high atmospheric pressure.

• Antonym: trough

Verb

ridge (third-person singular simple present ridges, present participle ridging, simple past and past participle ridged)

(transitive) To form into a ridge

(intransitive) To extend in ridges

Anagrams

• derig, dirge, gride, redig

Etymology

Proper noun

Ridge

A village in Hertsmere district, Hertfordshire, England.

A toponymic surname named after the natural feature.

A male given name from surnames.

Anagrams

• derig, dirge, gride, redig

Source: Wiktionary

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Ridge, n. Etym: [OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug, G. rÜcken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg. sq. root16.]

1. The back, or top of the back; a crest. Hudibras.

2. A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys. "The frozen ridges of the Alps." Shak. Part rise crystal wall, or ridge direct. Milton.

3. A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.

4. (Arch.)

Definition: The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.

5. (Fort.)

Definition: The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way. Stocqueler.

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. Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back Of chafed wild boars. Milton.

2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land.

3. To wrinkle. "With a forehead ridged." Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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