| ridge | | |
| n. (object) | 1. ridge | a long narrow natural elevation or striation. |
| ~ bank | a long ridge or pile.; "a huge bank of earth" |
| ~ bar | a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore.; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" |
| ~ dune, sand dune | a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans. |
| ~ esker | (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets. |
| ~ ledge, shelf | a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water. |
| ~ natural elevation, elevation | a raised or elevated geological formation. |
| ~ reef | a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water. |
| ~ ripple mark | one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind. |
| n. (shape) | 2. ridge | any long raised strip. |
| ~ raphe, rhaphe | a ridge that forms a seam between two parts. |
| ~ convex shape, convexity | a shape that curves or bulges outward. |
| ~ corrugation | a ridge on a corrugated surface. |
| n. (object) | 3. ridge | a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean. |
| ~ geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth. |
| ~ mid-atlantic ridge | a very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic. |
| n. (object) | 4. ridge, ridgeline | a long narrow range of hills. |
| ~ arete | a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains. |
| ~ geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth. |
| ~ hogback, horseback | a narrow ridge of hills. |
| n. (body) | 5. ridge | any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane. |
| ~ appendage, outgrowth, process | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant.; "a bony process" |
| ~ superciliary arch, superciliary ridge, supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus | a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. ridge, ridgepole, rooftree | 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. |
| ~ beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction. |
| ~ gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof, saddleback | a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end. |
| v. (stative) | 7. ridge | extend in ridges.; "The land ridges towards the South" |
| ~ cover, extend, continue | span an interval of distance, space or time.; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles" |
| v. (creation) | 8. ridge | plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip. |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ plow, plough, turn | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow.; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" |
| v. (contact) | 9. ridge | throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides.; "He ridged his corn" |
| ~ throw | propel through the air.; "throw a frisbee" |
| v. (contact) | 10. ridge | spade into alternate ridges and troughs.; "ridge the soil" |
| ~ spade | dig (up) with a spade.; "I spade compost into the flower beds" |
| v. (change) | 11. ridge | form into a ridge. |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
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