ridge
/rɪdʒ/
verb
- To form or mark with a raised line or lines.
- The plow ridged the soil in straight rows.
- The metal was ridged to make it stronger.
- Age had ridged his forehead with deep wrinkles.
noun
- A long, narrow, elevated part of a mountain or hill, or a similar raised line on a surface.
- A ridge of mountains stretched across the horizon.
- The roof had a ridge where the two sides met.
- The hikers walked along the ridge to see the valley below.
- A raised line or strip on a flat surface, such as on fabric, skin, or metal.
- The ridges on the coin made it easier to grip.
- The tire had deep ridges for better traction on snow.
- Her fingers left ridges in the wet sand.
- The line where two sloping surfaces meet, such as the top of a roof.
- They installed new tiles along the ridge of the roof.
- The snow piled up along the roof ridge.
- The bird sat on the ridge of the house.