ridge
NOUNVERB
/rɪdʒ/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH R
ridge is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1I1D2G2E1
1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does ridge mean?
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
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.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A long narrow range of hills.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
A long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean.
BROADER
4
A long narrow natural elevation or striation.
BROADER
NARROWER
5
Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane.
BROADER
NARROWER
6
Any long raised strip.
BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Spade into alternate ridges and troughs.
“ridge the soil”
BROADER
2
Throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides.
“He ridged his corn”
BROADER
3
Extend in ridges.
“The land ridges towards the South”
BROADER
4
Form into a ridge.
BROADER
5
Plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD