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groove
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- pronunciation:
- gruv
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a long narrow cut or dent in a surface.
Their skates left grooves in the ice.- synonyms:
- furrow
- similar words:
- gouge, rut, trench
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| related words: |
chink, crack, habit, notch |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
grooves, grooving, grooved |
| definition: |
to cut a groove into.
The carpenter grooved the wood.- synonyms:
- rut
- similar words:
- furrow, gouge, line, score
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| related words: |
channel, nick, notch, scratch, wear |
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| derivation: |
groovelike (adj.) |
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