ridge

/rˈɪdʒ/

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Noun
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
Noun
any long raised strip
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a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
Noun
a long narrow range of hills
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any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
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
Verb
extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"
Verb
plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
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throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn"
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spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"
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form into a ridge