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| 1. | [ noun ] (geography) a long narrow natural elevation or striation | |
| Related terms: | natural_elevation bank dune ledge reef esker ripple_mark bar | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (geography) a long narrow range of hills | |
| Related terms: | geological_formation hogback arete | |
| 3. | [ noun ] any long raised strip | |
| Related terms: | convex_shape corrugation raphe | |
| 4. | [ verb ] form into a ridge | |
| Related terms: | shape | |
| 5. | [ verb ] spade into alternate ridges and troughs, of soil | |
| Related terms: | spade | |
| 6. | [ verb ] through soil toward (a crop row) from both sides | |
| Examples: | : "He ridged his corn" |
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| Related terms: | throw | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (agriculture) plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip | |
| Related terms: | plow farming | |
| 8. | [ verb ] extend in ridges | |
| Examples: | : "The land ridges towards the South" |
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| Related terms: | cover | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (zoology) any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane | |
| Related terms: | process superciliary_arch | |
| 10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6295 | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters | |
| Synonyms: | rooftree ridgepole | |
| Related terms: | beam gable_roof | |
| Similar spelling: |
Ridgeway Ridgway Rideaux Riddick |
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