ridge




ridge - noun

  • a long narrow natural elevation or striation
  • any long raised strip
  • a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
  • a long narrow range of hills
  • any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
  • 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

    • ridge - verb

    • extend in ridges
    • plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
    • throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
    • spade into alternate ridges and troughs
    • form into a ridge

    ridge - thesaurus

    ridgeline   ridgepole   rooftree  


    View spelling list Words ending in -dge and learn about the word ridge in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 19. Soft g: ge, gi, gy.

    Scrabble score for ridge

    r is 1 i is 1 d is 2 g is 2 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

    generated at 02:25:36 on 17-02-25

    Spelling dictionary home

    Try Spellzone for free

    Search for a word



    One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.

    Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College

    read more...