Synonyms: ridge, ridgepole, rooftree
Definition: 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
Similar words: beam
Definition: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
Synonyms: ridge
Definition: any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
Similar words: process, appendage, outgrowth
Definition: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Usage: a bony process
Synonyms: ridge
Definition: a long narrow natural elevation or striation
Similar words: natural elevation, elevation
Definition: a raised or elevated geological formation
Definition: a long narrow range of hills
Similar words: geological formation, formation
Definition: (geology) the geological features of the earth
Synonyms: ridge
Definition: a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
Similar words: geological formation, formation
Definition: (geology) the geological features of the earth
Synonyms: ridge
Definition: any long raised strip
Similar words: convex shape, convexity
Definition: a shape that curves or bulges outward
Synonyms: ridge
Definition: form into a ridge
Definition: give shape or form to
Usage: shape the dough; form the young child's character
Synonyms: ridge
Definition: spade into alternate ridges and troughs
Usage: ridge the soil
Synonyms: ridge
Definition: throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
Usage: He ridged his corn
Synonyms: ridge
Definition: plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
Similar words: turn, plough, plow
Definition: to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
Usage: Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week; turn the earth in the Spring
Synonyms: ridge
Definition: extend in ridges
Usage: The land ridges towards the South
Similar words: extend, cover, continue
Definition: span an interval of distance, space or time
Usage: The war extended over five years; The period covered the turn of the century; My land extends over the hills on the horizon; This farm covers some 200 acres; The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles