groove
[noun]
Synonyms: indentation, channel, cut, flute, furrow, hollow, rut, trench, trough

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English Thesaurus: line, groove, rut, crease/wrinkle, wrinkle, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

groove /ɡruːv/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Dutch; Origin: groeve]

1. a thin line cut into a hard surface:
The bolt slid easily into the groove.
a shallow groove cut into the cliff

2. be stuck in a groove to do something in the same way for a long time so that it becomes boring:
Our product range was stuck in a groove.

3. informal the beat of a piece of popular music:
a hypnotic dub groove

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

groove
noun
ADJ. deep, shallow | narrow, wide
VERB + GROOVE carve, cut, make Running water had carved a groove down the face of the wall.
PREP. ~ in a deep groove in the surface of the rock

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

line a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface:
The teacher put a red line through the first sentence.
If the ball goes over the line, it’s out of play.
groove a thin line that has been cut into a surface:
Deep grooves had been cut into the stone to channel the water.
Lyle ran his fingernail along the groove in the table.
rut a deep line in the ground which has been made by the wheels of vehicles:
The deep ruts made by the trucks were full of water.
The tractor’s wheels caught a rut in the field and jolted him.
crease/wrinkle a line on clothes, material, or paper where it has been folded or crushed:
She was trying to smooth out the creases in her dress.
She had wrinkles in her skirt where she had sat.
wrinkle a deep line on someone’s face caused by becoming old:
The manufacturers claim that the cream will reduce wrinkles.
Even with a few wrinkles, she still looks great.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

groove
ɡru:v
See: in the groove

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲