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Uncommonridges
The correct spelling is ridges.
How to pronounce ridges
/ˈɹɪd͡ʒɪz/
nounIPA: /ˈɹɪd͡ʒɪz/
Say it like: Rij-s
The correct spelling is ridges. The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped. For example: "The plough threw up ridges of earth between the furrows."
Usage Examples
“The plough threw up ridges of earth between the furrows.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.
- 2.Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
- 3.The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
- 4.The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.
- 5.(fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
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