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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
ridge
n 1: a long narrow natural elevation or striation
2: any long raised strip
3: a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
4: a long narrow range of hills [syn: ridge, ridgeline]
5: any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or
membrane
6: 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 [syn: ridge, ridgepole, rooftree]
v 1: extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"
2: plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an
unploughed strip
3: throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged
his corn"
4: spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"
5: form into a ridge
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Ridge \Ridge\ (r[i^]j), n. [OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin
to D. rug, G. r["u]cken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr,
Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg. [root]16.]
1. The back, or top of the back; a crest. --Hudibras.
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2. A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a
range; any extended elevation between valleys. "The frozen
ridges of the Alps." --Shak.
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Part rise in crystal wall, or ridge direct.
--Milton.
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3. 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.
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4. (Arch.) 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.
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5. (Fort.) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from
the salient angle of the covered way. --Stocqueler.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Ridge \Ridge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ridged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ridging.]
1. To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to
make into a ridge or ridges.
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Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back
Of chafed wild boars. --Milton.
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2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land.
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3. To wrinkle. "With a forehead ridged." --Cowper.
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4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Ridge, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
Population (2000): 13380
Housing Units (2000): 5922
Land area (2000): 13.465679 sq. miles (34.875946 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.093631 sq. miles (0.242504 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 13.559310 sq. miles (35.118450 sq. km)
FIPS code: 61665
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 40.907128 N, 72.882909 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 11961
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Ridge, NY
Ridge
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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