ridge vs formation

ridge and formation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ridge	Yes	No	Yes	No
formation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, formation is a hypernym of ridge; that is, formation is a word with a broader meaning than ridge:

Other hypernyms of ridge include geological formation.

As nouns, formation is a hypernym of ridge; that is, formation is a word with a broader meaning than ridge:

Other hypernyms of ridge include geological formation.

ridge (noun)	formation (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	the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane	the act of forming or establishing something
a long narrow natural elevation or striation	creation by mental activity
a long narrow range of hills	a particular spatial arrangement
a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean	an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
any long raised strip	(geology) the geological features of the earth
	natural process that causes something to form

ridge (verb)	formation (verb)
form into a ridge
spade into alternate ridges and troughs
throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
extend in ridges