groove
groove is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove. J. Morley.
- 2.Etym: [See Grove.] (Mining) A shaft or excavation. [Prov. Eng.]
- 3.To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- bisulcate
- bisulcous
- bite
- canaliculated
- chamfer
- channel
- corduroy
- costate
- crack
- cradle
- dike
- ditch
- dyke
- engrave
- etch
- flute
- fluted
- fluting
- fosse
- furrow
- gutter
- hole
- incise
- incision
- interval
- kennel
- moat
- plow
- ravine
- ribbed
- road
- rut
- score
- scratch
- slit
- streak
- striated
- sulcated
- sulcus
- trench
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is groove.
- What is hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove. J. Morley called?
- What is etym: [See Grove.] (Mining) A shaft or excavation. [Prov. Eng.] called?
- What is to cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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