GROOVES Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word grooves. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for GROOVES
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| rut | nounn | |||||||
noun • a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) • a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape • applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity verb • be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals • hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove | ||||||||
| channel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a path over which electrical signals can pass • a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through • 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) • a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels • (often plural) a means of communication or access • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • a television station and its programs • a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors verb • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • direct the flow of • send from one person or place to another | ||||||||
| furrow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) • a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface verb • hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove • make wrinkled or creased • cut a furrow into a columns | ||||||||
| groove | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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) • a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape • (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part verb • make a groove in, or provide with a groove • hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove | ||||||||
| indentation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) • the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion • the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line • the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions | ||||||||
| score | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) • a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages • a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest • a set of twenty members • grounds • the facts about an actual situation • an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar) • a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) • a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation • the act of scoring in a game or sport • a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse verb • gain points in a game • make small marks into the surface of • make underscoring marks • write a musical score for • induce to have sex • get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance • assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation | ||||||||
| seam | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces • a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface • a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit verb • put together with a seam | ||||||||
| track | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a line or route along which something travels or moves • evidence pointing to a possible solution • a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels • a course over which races are run • a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc • an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground • (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data • a groove on a phonograph recording • a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll • any road or path affording passage especially a rough one • the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track verb • carry on the feet and deposit • observe or plot the moving path of something • go after with the intent to catch • travel across or pass over • make tracks upon | ||||||||
| trough | nounn | |||||||
noun • a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed) • a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater • a concave shape with an open top • a treasury for government funds • a long narrow shallow receptacle • a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed | ||||||||
| vallecula | nounn | |||||||
noun • (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part | ||||||||
