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arête |
a sharp, narrow ridge or crest on a mountain. |
arris |
in architecture, the edge, ridge, or line made when two surfaces meet at an angle, as in a molding. |
barrier reef |
a ridge of coral running parallel to a coast. |
brow |
the ridge of bone above the eye, or the hair growing on it; eyebrow. [1/2 definitions] |
chine |
crest; ridge. [1/4 definitions] |
continental divide |
an extensive ridge of mountains on a continent that separates river systems flowing in opposite directions. |
coral reef |
a mound or ridge of coral skeletons and calcium deposits that forms in warm, shallow sea waters. |
divide |
a ridge of land that separates two areas. [1/5 definitions] |
eyebrow |
the ridge of bone above each eye. [2 definitions] |
fin |
a rib or ridge, as on a radiator or engine, designed to maximize heat transfer to the environment. [1/8 definitions] |
fold1 |
a crease, bend, or ridge, as in an anatomical or geological structure. [1/16 definitions] |
gable roof |
a roof with two surfaces that slope down and out from a ridge to form a gable at each end. |
gyrus |
a winding and twisted ridge, esp. on the surface of the brain. |
hogback |
a long, sharp, mountainous ridge, often formed of steeply inclined strata. |
hummock |
a raised ridge in an ice field. [1/2 definitions] |
iguana |
a large lizard found mostly in the warmer parts of Central and South America. Many iguanas have a ridge of spines down the middle of the back. Unlike other lizards, iguanas eat only plants. |
keel |
in biology, a longitudinal structure on a bone, stem, leaf, or the like; ridge; carina. [1/4 definitions] |
knurl |
a small ridge, esp. one of a series of ridges that make an object easier to grip. [1/3 definitions] |
ledge |
an underwater reef or ridge. [1/3 definitions] |
molehill |
a small heap or ridge of loose soil made by a burrowing mole. |
raphe |
a seamlike ridge between two halves of a bilaterally symmetrical organ or structure such as the scrotum, the coats of certain seeds, or the valves of certain diatom shells. |
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