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ridge
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
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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
noun
any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
noun
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
noun
a long narrow range of hills
noun
a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
noun
any long raised strip
verb
form into a ridge
verb
spade into alternate ridges and troughs
“ridge the soil”
verb
throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
“He ridged his corn”
verb
plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
verb
extend in ridges
“The land ridges towards the South”
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ridge the soil
He ridged his corn
The land ridges towards the South
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