'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

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.

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