Word Meaning

ridge definition and meaning

n. The back, or top of the back; a crest.
n. A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.
n. A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.
n. The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.
n. The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
v. t. To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.
v. t. To form into ridges with the plow, as land.
v. t. To wrinkle.

Crossword clues for ridge

- Bridges cover narrow elevation
- Chain Of Hills
- Chain of mountains
- Crease
- Elevated strip
- Escarpment
- Hill range
- In Madrid, geishas raised strip
- Line of hills
- Long crest
- Long narrow crest
- Long narrow elevation
- Long narrow hilltop
- Long, narrow elevation
- Meeting line of opposing roof slopes
- Mountain chain
- Mountain chain top
- Mountain range top
- Narrow hilltop
- Narrow raised strip
- Narrow range of hills
- Partridge missing a bit of crest
- Pear-tree bird loses part of crest
- Raised area
- Raised ground
- Raised length of ground
- Raised line
- Raised strip
- Roof junction
- Sharp crest
- Top of a pitched roof