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spade vs ridge

ridge vs spade

spade and ridge both are nouns.

spade and ridge both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spade Yes No Yes No
ridge Yes No Yes No
As verbs, ridge is a hyponym of spade; that is, ridge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spade:
  • spade: dig (up) with a spade
  • ridge: spade into alternate ridges and troughs
spade (noun) ridge (noun)
a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot 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 playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it 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
spade (verb) ridge (verb)
dig (up) with a spade 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
Difference between spade and ridge

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