Grooves Synonyms and Antonyms

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)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ruts
  2. grinds
  3. creases
  4. gutters
  5. furrows
  6. channels
  7. canals
  8. valleculae
  9. sulci
  10. crimps
  11. striae
  12. slots
  13. ditches
  14. shafts
  15. puckers
  16. hollows
  17. scallops
  18. slits
  19. flutes
  20. notches
  21. dadoes
  22. routines
  23. valleys
  24. treadmills
  25. chases
  26. scratches
  27. scores
  28. trenches
  29. indentations
  30. incisions
  31. excavations
  32. depressions
Antonyms:
  1. ridges
  2. bumps
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. valleculae

Grooves Sentence Examples

  • She wiped dirt from the grooves of the cuneiform.

  • This apparatus has an oil-cup consisting of a cylindrical brass or gunmetal vessel, the cover of which is provided with three rectangular holes which may be closed and opened by means of a perforated slide moving in grooves; the movement of the slide causes a small oscillating colzaor rape-oil lamp to be tilted so that the flame (of specified size) is brought just below the surface of the lid.

  • The small letters are all made in the grooves, while the long ones extend above and below them.

  • This can cause grooves, itching and sometimes even headaches.

  • Its integument is marked by a large number of transverse grooves simulating the segmentation of Annelids, and near the anterior extremity close to the mouth are two pairs of recurved chitinous hooks.

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