'Ridge' definitions:
Definition of 'ridge'
From: WordNet
noun
A long narrow natural elevation or striation
noun
Any long raised strip
noun
A long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
noun
A long narrow range of hills [syn: ridge, ridgeline]
noun
Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
noun
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]
verb
Extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"
verb
Plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
verb
Throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn"
verb
Spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"
verb
Form into a ridge
Definition of 'Ridge'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back Of chafed wild boars. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To wrinkle. "With a forehead ridged." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ridge'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Part rise in crystal wall, or ridge direct. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Fort.) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way. --Stocqueler. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ridge'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acme,
- apex,
- apogee,
- arete,
- back,
- bean,
- bilge,
- blain,
- bleb,
- blister,
- blob,
- boss,
- bow,
- brow,
- bubble,
- bulb,
- bulge,
- bulla,
- bump,
- bunch,
- burl,
- button,
- cahot,
- cap,
- chase,
- chine,
- climax,
- cloud nine,
- clump,
- cocker,
- cockle,
- col,
- comb,
- condyle,
- convex,
- corrugate,
- corrugation,
- crankle,
- crease,
- crest,
- crimp,
- crimple,
- crinkle,
- crown,
- crumple,
- culmen,
- culmination,
- dome,
- dorsal region,
- dorsum,
- dowel,
- ear,
- edge,
- emboss,
- esker,
- extreme limit,
- extremity,
- flange,
- flap,
- fold,
- furrow,
- gall,
- gnarl,
- handle,
- head,
- headpiece,
- heaven,
- heavens,
- height,
- high noon,
- highest pitch,
- highest point,
- hill,
- hogback,
- horseback,
- hump,
- hunch,
- jog,
- joggle,
- kame,
- knit,
- knob,
- knot,
- knur,
- knurl,
- limit,
- line,
- lip,
- loin,
- loop,
- lump,
- maximum,
- meridian,
- mole,
- mountain,
- mountaintop,
- ne plus ultra,
- nevus,
- no place higher,
- noddle,
- noggin,
- noodle,
- noon,
- nub,
- nubbin,
- nubble,
- papilloma,
- pate,
- peak,
- peg,
- pinnacle,
- pitch,
- plica,
- point,
- pole,
- poll,
- pucker,
- purse,
- raise,
- rib,
- rimple,
- ring,
- ripple,
- rivel,
- ruck,
- ruckle,
- rumple,
- saddle,
- saddleback,
- sconce,
- seventh heaven,
- shirr,
- shoulder,
- sky,
- spine,
- spire,
- strip,
- stud,
- style,
- summit,
- tab,
- tip,
- tip-top,
- top,
- tubercle,
- tubercule,
- upmost,
- upper extremity,
- uppermost,
- utmost,
- verruca,
- vertex,
- very top,
- vesicle,
- wale,
- wart,
- welt,
- wimple,
- wrinkle,
- zenith
Ridge, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Words containing 'Ridge'
- Ridged,
- Ridgely,
- Ridging,
- Ridgingly,
- Beckett Ridge,
- Bee Ridge,
- Benton Ridge,
- Blue Ridge,
- Buckhead Ridge,
- Burr Ridge,
- Chestnut Ridge,
- Chicago Ridge,
- Citrus Ridge,
- Cutler Ridge,
- Diamond Ridge,
- Dry Ridge,
- East Ridge,
- Elk Ridge,
- Florida Ridge,
- Garden Ridge,
- Glen Ridge,
- Grand Ridge,
- Gravel Ridge,
- Green Ridge,
- Hickory Ridge,
- High Ridge,
- Holly Ridge,
- Huber Ridge,
- Iron Ridge,
- Juno Ridge,
- Lake Ridge,
- Lime Ridge,
- Maple Ridge,
- Mineral Ridge,
- Mustang Ridge,
- Oak Ridge,
- Ocean Ridge,
- Park Ridge,
- Pea Ridge,
- Pine Ridge,
- Pleasant Ridge,
- Prairie Ridge,
- Ridge Farm,
- Ridge Manor,
- Ridge Spring,
- Ridge, NY,
- Ridgely, MD,
- Ridgely, MO,
- Ridgely, TN,
- River Ridge,
- Rocky Ridge,
- Sand Ridge,
- Sandy Ridge,
- Silver Ridge,
- Spring Ridge,
- Stone Ridge,
- Tennessee Ridge,
- Villa Ridge,
- Walnut Ridge,
- Wheat Ridge,
- alveolar ridge,
- gum ridge,
- moving ridge,
- ridge rope,
- ridge tile,
- superciliary ridge,
- supraorbital ridge,
- Beckett Ridge, OH,
- Bee Ridge, FL,
- Bel-Ridge,
- Benton Ridge, OH,
- Blue Ridge Manor,
- Blue Ridge, AL,
- Blue Ridge, GA,
- Blue Ridge, TX,
- Blue Ridge, VA,
- Buckhead Ridge, FL,
- Burr Ridge, IL,
- Chestnut Ridge, NY,
- Chicago Ridge, IL,
- Citrus Ridge, FL,
- Cutler Ridge, FL,
- Diamond Ridge, AK,
- Dry Ridge, KY,
- East Ridge, TN,
- Elk Ridge, UT,
- Florida Ridge, FL,
- Garden Ridge, TX,
- Glen Ridge, FL,
- Glen Ridge, NJ,
- Grand Ridge, FL,
- Grand Ridge, IL,
- Gravel Ridge, AR,
- Green Ridge, MO,
- Hickory Ridge, AR,
- High Ridge, MO,
- Holly Ridge, NC,
- Huber Ridge, OH,
- Iron Ridge, WI,
- Juno Ridge, FL,
- Lake Ridge, VA,
- Lime Ridge, PA,
- Lime Ridge, WI,
- Maple Ridge, OH,
- Mineral Ridge, OH,
- Mustang Ridge, TX,
- Oak Ridge North,
- Oak Ridge, FL,
- Oak Ridge, LA,
- Oak Ridge, MO,
- Oak Ridge, NC,
- Oak Ridge, TN,
- Oak Ridge, TX,
- Ocean Ridge, FL,
- Park Ridge, IL,
- Park Ridge, NJ,
- Park Ridge, WI,
- Pea Ridge, AR,
- Pea Ridge, WV,
- Pine Island Ridge,
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood,
- Pine Ridge, AL,
- Pine Ridge, FL,
- Pine Ridge, NE,
- Pine Ridge, SC,
- Pine Ridge, SD,
- Pleasant Ridge, MI,
- Pleasure Ridge Park,
- Prairie Ridge, WA,
- Ridge Farm, IL,
- Ridge Manor, FL,
- Ridge Spring, SC,
- Ridge Wood Heights,
- River Ridge, LA,
- Rocky Ridge, OH,
- Rocky Ridge, UT,
- Sand Ridge, NY,
- Sandy Ridge, PA,
- Silver Ridge, NJ,
- South Gate Ridge,
- Spring Ridge, PA,
- Stone Ridge, NY,
- Tennessee Ridge, TN,
- Villa Ridge, MO,
- Walnut Ridge, AR,
- Wheat Ridge, CO,
- Wood-Ridge,
- blue ridge mountains,
- Bel-Ridge, MO,
- Blue Ridge Manor, KY,
- Oak Ridge North, TX,
- Pine Island Ridge, FL,
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood, NJ,
- Pleasure Ridge Park, KY,
- Ridge Wood Heights, FL,
- South Gate Ridge, FL,
- Wood-Ridge, NJ,
- mid-atlantic ridge,
- Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge,
- Village Green-Green Ridge,
- Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge, CA,
- Village Green-Green Ridge, PA