Synonyms for ridge
rɪdʒridge

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 4 votes

1. ridgenoun

   a long narrow natural elevation or striation

   Synonyms:
   ridgeline, rooftree, ridgepole

2. ridgenoun

   any long raised strip

   Synonyms:
   ridgeline, rooftree, ridgepole

3. ridgenoun

   a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean

   Synonyms:
   ridgeline, rooftree, ridgepole

4. ridge, ridgelinenoun

   a long narrow range of hills

   Synonyms:
   ridgeline, rooftree, ridgepole

5. ridgenoun

   any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

   Synonyms:
   ridgeline, rooftree, ridgepole

6. ridge, ridgepole, rooftreeverb

   a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters

   Synonyms:
   ridgeline, rooftree, ridgepole

7. ridgeverb

   extend in ridges

   "The land ridges towards the South"

8. ridgeverb

   plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

9. ridgeverb

   throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides

   "He ridged his corn"

10. ridgeverb

    spade into alternate ridges and troughs

    "ridge the soil"

11. ridgeverb

    form into a ridge

Matched Categories

1. • Convex Shape
   • Extend
   • Farming
   • Form
   • Geological Formation
   • Natural Elevation
   • Plough
   • Process
   • Spade
   • Throw

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ridgenoun

   Synonyms:
   extended elevation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ridgenoun

   Synonyms:
   crest, whelk

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "ridge":

   crête, crest, peak, dorsal, ling, leng, spike, cornice, cristae, papillary

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1. Ian Shepherd:

   Southeasterly trade winds extending from the subtropical ridge to the south will normally suppress thunderstorm activity over much of the Northern Territory during the late dry season( September) and at times early in the wet season( October and November), leaving Hector as a prominent but isolated feature on the Darwin skyline.

2. Ken Farley:

   In the distant past, the sand, mud, and salts that now make up the Wildcat Ridge sample were deposited under conditions where life could potentially have thrived, the fact the organic matter was found in such a sedimentary rock -- known for preserving fossils of ancient life here on Earth -- is important. However, as capable as our instruments aboard Perseverance are, further conclusions regarding what is contained in the Wildcat Ridge sample will have to wait until it's returned to Earth for in-depth study as part of the agency's Mars Sample Return campaign.

3. Linwood Allison:

   They're saunas, walnut Ridge needs a lot of work -- like, a lot of work.

4. President Barack Obama:

   It's not enough to celebrate the ideals that we're built on, liberty and justice and equality for all. Those just can't be words on paper, the work of every generation is to make those words mean something, concrete in the lives of our children. And we won't get there as long as kids in Baltimore or Ferguson or New York or Appalachia or the Mississippi delta or the Pine Ridge reservation believe that their lives are somehow worthless.

5. Top Thapa:

   We saw houses falling, collapsing along the ridge.