ridge
[ rij ]
/ rɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), ridged, ridg·ing.
to provide with or form into a ridge or ridges.
to mark with or as if with ridges.
verb (used without object), ridged, ridg·ing.
to form ridges.
Origin of ridge
before 900; Middle English
rigge (noun), Old English
hrycg spine, crest, ridge; cognate with Dutch
rug, German
Rücken, Old Norse
hryggr
OTHER WORDS FROM ridge
ridge·like, adjective un·ridged, adjectiveWords nearby ridge
rider,
rider's bone,
ridered,
ridership,
ridesharing,
ridge,
ridge rib,
ridgeback,
ridgecrest,
ridgefield,
ridgefield park
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British Dictionary definitions for ridge
ridge
/ (rɪdʒ) /
noun
verb
to form into a ridge or ridges
Derived forms of ridge
ridgelike, adjective ridgy, adjectiveWord Origin for ridge
Old English
hrycg; related to Old High German
hrucki, Old Norse
hryggr
Medical definitions for ridge
ridge
[ rĭj ]
n.
A long, narrow, or crested part of the body, as on the nose.
Scientific definitions for ridge
ridge
[ rĭj ]
A long narrow chain of hills or mountains.
See mid-ocean ridge.
A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure associated with an area of peak anticyclonic circulation. Compare trough.