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groove

/ɡɹuv/noun, verb1 syllable

Groove means: hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove.

Synonyms for groove4

noun, as in 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, as in a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

rut

noun, as in (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

vallecula

verb, as in hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

furrow, rut

What does groove mean?5

verb

1

hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove“furrow soil”

2

make a groove in, or provide with a groove“groove a vinyl record”

noun

1

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)

2

a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape“they fell into a conversational rut”

3

(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with groove?6

one syllable

three syllables

disapprove
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Groove in a sentence

  • We'll get back in the groove of things before long.Cangarejo
  • Bacteria can hide in grooves in cutting boards.Auride
  • After you've been away for so long, it sometimes takes a while to get back in the groove.LimeGreenTeknii
  • A few years back it was struck by lightning, which has left a deep groove on its trunk.ddnktr
  • I am not in the groove today.Ergulis
  • The needle of the record player needs to fall into the groove of the vinyl record.ddnktr
  • Vinyl records are covered in grooves.ddnktr
  • The millstone's grooves wore down with use.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of groove

as a noun

plural
grooves

as a verb

past tense
grooved
present participle
grooving
third-person singular
grooves
past participle
grooved