ridge
ridge
(rĭj) noun
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.
verb
ridged, ridging, ridges
verb
, transitive
To mark with, form into, or provide with ridges.
verb
, intransitive
To form ridges.
[Middle English rigge, from Old English hrycg.]