groove | ||
1. | [ noun ] a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape | |
Synonyms: | rut | |
Examples: | "they fell into a conversational rut" |
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Related terms: | routine | |
2. | [ noun ] a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) | |
Synonyms: | channel | |
Related terms: | depression stria rut rabbet flute dado quirk washout track furrow | |
3. | [ verb ] hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove | |
Synonyms: | furrow rut | |
Examples: | "furrow soil" |
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Related terms: | dig furrow | |
4. | [ verb ] make a groove in | |
Synonyms: | gouge rout | |
Related terms: | hollow dent | |
5. | [ verb ] make a groove in, or provide with a groove, as of a record, for example | |
Related terms: | incise dado mill | |
6. | [ noun ] (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part | |
Synonyms: | vallecula | |
Related terms: | body_part fissure costal_groove anatomy | |
Similar spelling: |
Grove grope Grobe Grave Greve groovy Grieve greave Grob groupie Greb group Gropp Groff grapo Grube grape Grief Grefe Greif Grieb Graef gripe grebe Grabe |