English dictionary
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English noun: groove | |||
| 1. | groove (shape) a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) | ||
| Synonyms | channel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depression, impression, imprint | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dado, flute, fluting, quirk, rabbet, rebate, rut, stria, striation, track, washout | ||
| 2. | groove (act) a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape | ||
| Samples | They fell into a conversational rut. | ||
| Synonyms | rut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | modus operandi, routine | ||
| 3. | groove (body) (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part | ||
| Synonyms | vallecula | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | costal groove, fissure | ||
| Domain category | anatomy, general anatomy | ||
English verb: groove | |||
| 1. | groove (contact) make a groove in, or provide with a groove | ||
| Samples | Groove a vinyl record. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | incise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dado, mill | ||
| 2. | groove (contact) hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove | ||
| Samples | Furrow soil. | ||
| Synonyms | furrow, rut | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut into, delve, dig, turn over | ||
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