ridge vs natural elevation
natural elevation vs ridgeridge and natural elevation both are nouns.
ridge is a verb but natural elevation is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ridge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| natural elevation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
natural elevation is a hypernym of
ridge; that is, natural elevation is a
word with a broader meaning than ridge:
- ridge: a long narrow natural elevation or striation
- natural elevation: a raised or elevated geological formation
Other hypernyms of ridge include
elevation.
| ridge (noun) | natural elevation (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 | a raised or elevated geological formation |
| any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane | |
| a long narrow natural elevation or striation | |
| a long narrow range of hills | |
| a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean | |
| any long raised strip |
| ridge (verb) | natural elevation (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 |
Words related to "ridge"
- Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- agriculture
- appendage
- arete
- bank
- bar
- beam
- continue
- convex shape
- convexity
- corrugation
- cover
- dune
- elevation
- esker
- extend
- farming
- form
- formation
- gable roof
- geological formation
- hogback
- horseback
- husbandry
- ledge
- natural elevation
- outgrowth
- plough
- plow
- process
- raphe
- reef
- rhaphe
- ridgeline
- ridgepole
- ripple mark
- rooftree
- saddle roof
- saddleback
- saddleback roof
- sand dune
- shape
- shelf
- spade
- superciliary arch
- superciliary ridge
- supraorbital ridge
- supraorbital torus
- throw
- turn
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