ridge

Everyday

1. A long, narrow, high strip of land along the top of hills or mountains. tree →
2. A raised line on a surface: the ridges on a coin's edge. tree →
3. The top edge where two sloping parts of a roof meet. tree →
4. (weather) A long area of high air pressure. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons, mountain ridges and ridge walks. In science, fingerprints have ridges. In everyday life, ridges on a crisp or a coin. Phrases: mountain ridge, ridge of high pressure.

Examples

• We walked along the ridge and saw both valleys. tree →
• The roof's ridge was covered in moss. tree →
• Your fingerprints have tiny ridges. tree →
• Ridged crisps hold more dip. tree →
• A ridge of high pressure brought sunshine. tree →
• The coin has ridges round its edge. tree →
• Once they wandered a long way into the forest, and even ventured together to climb the high ridge. tree →

Note

Countable. Adjective: ridged. Sounds like «fridge» without f.

In Jewish tradition

In the Psalm it means the raised strip of plowed ground between furrows, which God waters with rain.

Interpretation. Tradition reads this psalm as praise for God who sends rain and gives the harvest.

Examples

• Watering her ridges abundantly, settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof. (Writings PSA.65.11, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. Adjective: ridged. Sounds like «fridge» without f.