ridge

n.

1. A long, narrow upper section or crest: the ridge of a wave.
2. A long, narrow chain of hills or mountains. Also called ridgeline.
3. A long, narrow elevation on the ocean floor.
4. Meteorology. An elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure. Also called wedge.
5. A long, narrow, or crested part of the body: the ridge of the nose.
6. The horizontal line formed by the juncture of two sloping planes, especially the line formed by the surfaces at the top of a roof.
7. A narrow, raised strip, as in cloth or on plowed ground.

v., ridged, ridg·ing, ridg·es.

v.tr.
To mark with, form into, or provide with ridges.

v.intr.
To form ridges.

[Middle English rigge, from Old English hrycg.]

n

Definition: raised part of solid
Antonyms: flat, plain

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n

The remainder of the alveolar process after the teeth are removed.

1. The horizontal line at the junction of the upper edges of two sloping roof surfaces. 2. The internal angle or nook of a vault.

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A long, narrow protuberance on a bone that runs along the shaft as a crest.

A linear projection or projecting structure; a crest.

• dental r. — any linear elevation on the crown of a tooth.
• healing r. — an indurated ridge that normally forms deep to the skin along the length of a healing wound.
• interureteric r. — a fold of mucous membrane extending across the bladder between the ureteric orifices.
• mammary r. — milk line; an ectodermal thickening in early embryos, along which the mammary glands subsequently develop.
• mesonephric r. — the more lateral portion of the urogenital ridge of the embryo, giving rise to the mesonephros.
• palatine r. — a number of transverse ridges across the hard palate in some animals.
• urogenital r. — a longitudinal ridge in the embryo, lateral to the mesentery.

IN BRIEF: A top or high part that is long and narrow; crest. Also: A range of hills or mountains.

Waves made tiny ridges in the sand.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tagryg, bjergkam
v. tr. - danne med rygge, afmærke med rygge, hyppe
v. intr. - danne rygge

Nederlands (Dutch)
ribbel, richel, ribbelen

Français (French)
n. - (Géog) arête, crête, corniche, dorsale, chaîne, strie, côte (d'un tissu), crête (d'une terre labourée), rangée, ride, (Anat) arête (du nez), (Constr) faîte, faîtage, (Météo) dorsale barométrique, (Agric) billon
v. tr. - strier, rider, enfaîter, (Agric) billonner
v. intr. - strier, rider, enfaîter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rücken, First, Grat, Kamm
v. - furchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ράχη, κορυφή, κορυφογραμμή, (οικοδ.) κορφιάς, κολοφώνας, κορυφή (κύματος), ζάρα (επιφάνειας), πτυχή, προεξοχή
v. - σχηματίζω ραβδώσεις ή πτυχώσεις

Italiano (Italian)
cresta, scanalatura, catena

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cume (m)
v. - abrir sulcos na terra

Русский (Russian)
хребет, горный кряж, гребень

Español (Spanish)
n. - cadena, cordillera, caballete, arista, estría, cresta, cumbre, loma
v. tr. - dar forma de lomo o cresta, arrugar, acanalar
v. intr. - formar lomo o cresta, extenderse formando lomas, tener lomos o arrugar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rygg, kam, takås
v. - avgränsa, plöja upp, förse m takås, krusas (om vattenyta)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
背脊, 屋脊, 山脊, 使成脊状, 作垄, 装脊, 成脊状

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 背脊, 屋脊, 山脊
v. tr. - 使成脊狀, 作壟, 裝脊
v. intr. - 成脊狀

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 봉우리, 산등성이, 이랑
v. tr. - 마룻대를 올리다, 이랑을 짓다, 이랑에 심다
v. intr. - 이랑이 되다, 이랑 모양으로 융기하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 隆起, 山の背, 畝, 峰, 波がしら, 背, 分水嶺
v. - 棟を付ける, …のうねを立てる, うね状にする, うねになる, 波立つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متن الحيوان, سلسله جبال أو تلال, الضلع, قمه تله أو جبل (فعل) يجعل للشي قمه, يمتد كالتلال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קו-פסגה, חריץ, תלם, קו-פרשת-מים, קצה, ראש, רכס‬
v. tr. - ‮חרש, פתח תלמים, שתל בתלמים‬
v. intr. - ‮נתלם, נחרש תלמים‬

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sea ridge	emu ridge
garden ridge	Silver Ridge Long Sleeve