Thesaurus / ridging
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synonyms for ridging
- crinkle
- wrinkle
- pucker
- pleat
- ridge
- purse
- cockle
- plait
- bend
- crimp
- crumple
- screw up
- dog-ear
- corrugate
- double up
- ruck up
- nick
- gouge
- perforate
- indent
- scratch
- dig
- mark
- imprint
- dint
- hollow
- dimple
- ridge
- notch
- pit
- furrow
- make concave
- press in
- push in
- curl
- crimp
- knit
- bend
- tuck
- pleat
- purse
- intertwine
- ridge
- overlay
- overlap
- ruck
- replicate
- hem
- ruffle
- wrinkle
- lap
- furrow
- crisp
- double
- gather
- pucker
- cockle
- plait
- groove
- crumple
- plicate
- telescope
- corrugate
- dog-ear
- double over
- ruche
- turn under
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How to use ridging in a sentence
Hills came round encircling it entirely—dark land ridging up and lying away out, even to seaward.
SEA AND SARDINIAD. H. LAWRENCERidging the land tends to lessen the amount of moisture in the soil because it increases the evaporating surface.
THE FIRST BOOK OF FARMINGCHARLES L. GOODRICHThe grower of green asparagus has about the same work, less the ridging and plowing down.
THE VEGETABLE GARDENANONYMOUSI cultivate my orchard to corn as long as I can without injuring the trees, and use a plow; avoid ridging too much.
THE APPLEVARIOUSThe Ridging Box, or Baitana, is used for raising low ridges on the flat to retain the water for irrigation purposes.
THE KHEDIVE'S COUNTRYGEORGE MANVILLE FENNDeep planting is the first safeguard, and this is rendered still more effectual by ridging up the rows.
THE GLADIOLUSMATTHEW CRAWFORDAfter the varnish has set past a certain tack and the brush is then drawn through it, roughing and ridging occurs.
PRACTICAL CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTINGMAYTON CLARENCE HILLICKHe even endeavored to force a smile but it was hardly more than a ridging of his cheek muscles under his bristly beard.
THE RAINY DAY RAILROAD WARHOLMAN DAYThere are occasional fields of sainfoin and of turnips; but these latter are small, and no ridging or hurdling is yet practised.
ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOLUME 12, NO. 73, NOVEMBER, 1863VARIOUSHe relies upon ridging, and the proper disposition of open furrows, in the old Greek way.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOL. 13, NO. 79, MAY, 1864VARIOUSSYNONYM OF THE DAY
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