ridged
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- adjective
- /rɪdʒd/
:
estriado
- The tile has a ridged design that helps prevent slipping in the bathroom.
- ridged surface
This would be some, I don't know, some kind of ridged fur or something maybe.
- This would be some, I don't know, some kind of ridged fur or something maybe.
- The air rushed from her lungs, but I remained stuck in the threshold, my quiggly nose mashed into the ridged wall of her vagina.
Examples
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There was the quite simple gold ridged version and this would be for your handbag and for use during the day.
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She pointed her video camera at yet another ridged hump, perhaps fifty feet away.
Fiction book (2002) -
Below, a horizontal ridged or incised linear "base" spans the width of the panel, demarcating its lower edge.
Academic text (2007) -
Ridged, beltlike pressure marks embossed his flesh, distorting the muscle lines.
Fiction book (1990) -
Imagination could turn that ominous outline into the ridged back of a crouching monster and populate the dark woods with ghouls.
Fiction book (1992) -
They hurried across grimy snow, frozen by the wind, into ridged, sharp-edged hillocks.
Fiction book (1992) -
Ridged fields on the fertile Guayas alluvial floodplain show that intensive agriculture has been a traditional feature of the region since prehistoric times (Parsons 1969).
Academic text (2000) -
The ridged surface of the road made driving difficult during the rain.
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He admired the texture of the ridged ceramic vase on the shelf.
Synonyms
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Having soft, regular curves like small waves, not straight
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4.1
Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth
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6.8
A material with parallel ridges and grooves, like a roof or cardboard, that makes it stronger
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4.4
A surface with raised lines you can feel, like on a sweater or glass
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4.9
A surface that has long narrow lines or wrinkles
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Having a raised ridge like the bottom of a boat on a plant or animal
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Having many raised lines on the surface that you can feel
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6.5
Marked by lines or scars on the skin
Having a raised ridge like a ship's keel
Having a raised ridge like the bottom of a boat on a plant or animal part
A surface that has raised parallel lines used for decoration or better grip
Having raised ridges on a surface like fabric or a vase
Having raised lines like ribs on a shell or leaf
Having long, rounded grooves along its surface
A surface with small raised lines or bumps to help you hold it
A leaf or surface with many small wrinkles and ridges
Paper with printed lines to help you write
Having lines and marks like those on a leaf or marble
With small, gentle waves on the surface, like water or cloth
A line or surface that goes up and down in smooth curves
Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy
How Ridged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ridged comes from the simple word ridge, which came from an old English word meaning 'back' and so paints the picture of a raised line like the back of a hill or an animal. That's why ridged describes a surface with one or more raised lines or bands.