Synonyms for groove

Most common

track · chamfer · keyway · rabbet · grove · flute · plough · fluting

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

ridge

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.

2. v. 1

   To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

Related words

Word family

grooveless groovy grooved

Phrases

groove metal in the groove groove fricative

Forms

Plural

grooves → channels, tracks, rabbets, cuts…

Past participle

grooved
e.g. grooved → rutted, furrowed, scored, enjoyed…

Example sentences

• track I think this project is moving on the right track.
• grove They live in that house in the middle of the grove.
• flute In case of fire, I would grab my flute and escape.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

cut¹, rut¹

5 letters

enjoy², track¹, score¹, grove¹, flute¹, stria

6 letters

plough¹, furrow², keyway, rabbet

7 letters

channel², chamfer, fluting

9 letters

striation, flangeway, vallecula, corrugate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enjoy² = 2 syllables).

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