groove

  • 41groove — [[t]gru͟ːv[/t]] grooves 1) N COUNT A groove is a deep line cut into a surface. Prior to assembly, grooves were made in the shelf, base and sides to accommodate the back panel. 2) N COUNT: usu supp N In popular music, a groove is a rhythm.… …

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  • 42groove — noun 1》 a long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material.     ↘a spiral track cut in a gramophone record, into which the stylus fits. 2》 an established routine or habit. 3》 informal a rhythmic pattern in popular music or jazz. verb 1》 make a… …

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  • 43groove — 1 noun (C) 1 a thin line cut into a surface, especially to guide the movement of something: The bolt slid easily into the groove. 2 be in a groove to be living or working in a situation that has been the same for a long time and that is unlikely… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44groove — n. & v. n. 1 a a channel or hollow, esp. one made to guide motion or receive a corresponding ridge. b a spiral track cut in a gramophone record. 2 an established routine or habit, esp. a monotonous one. v. 1 tr. make a groove or grooves in. 2… …

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  • 45groove — See: IN THE GROOVE …

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  • 46groove — See: IN THE GROOVE …

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  • 47groove — A narrow, elongate depression or furrow on any surface. SEE ALSO: sulcus. alveolobuccal g. the upper and lower half of the buccal vestibule on each side. SYN: alveolobuccal sulcus, gingivobuccal g., gingivobuccal sulcus. alveololabial g. 1. the… …

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  • 48groove — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, alameda, arroyo, ascender, autolithograph, back, bastard type, be a printmaker, beard, beat, beaten path, beaten track, belly, berm, bevel, bezel, bicycle path, black letter, boardwalk, body, bore, box… …

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  • 49groove — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. habit, routine, rut; furrow; trench, channel, indentation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. channel, trench, gouge, depression, score, scratch, canal, valley, notch, furrow, crimp, rut, incision, slit, scallop …

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  • 50groove on — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Slang. To like or enjoy enthusiastically, often excessively: adore, delight (in), dote on (or upon), love. Slang: eat up. See LIKE, LOVE. II verb See groove …

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