What does GROOVE mean?
Definitions for GROOVE
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Princeton's WordNet
groove, channelnoun
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)
rut, groovenoun
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
"they fell into a conversational rut"
groove, valleculaverb
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
grooveverb
make a groove in, or provide with a groove
"groove a vinyl record"
furrow, rut, grooveverb
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
"furrow soil"
Wiktionary
groovenoun
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 tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.
groovenoun
A fixed routine
groovenoun
The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit
groovenoun
A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm
grooveverb
To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
grooveverb
To create, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.
I was just starting to groove to the band, when we had to leave.
Etymology: From groof, grofe, from *, from grōbō, from ghrebh-. Cognate with groef, groeve, Grube, grov, grafan. More at grave.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Groovenoun
Etymology: from grave.
He might, to avoid idleness, work in a groove or mine-pit thereabouts, which at that time was little esteemed. Boyle.
The screw-plate is a kind of steel well tempered, with several holes in it, each less than other; and in those holes are threads grooved inwards, into which grooves fit the respective taps that belong to them. Joseph Moxon, Mech. Exer.
To Grooveverb
To cut hollow.
Etymology: from the noun.
The plates of iron fastened at the bottom of the box preserved the balance while it fell, and every joint of it was well grooved. Gulliver’s Travels.
ChatGPT
groove
A groove is a long, narrow cut or indentation made on a surface for a specific purpose. It can also refer to a rhythmic pattern in music or to a sense of enjoyable or satisfying rhythm in an activity or situation.
Webster Dictionary
Groovenoun
a furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut
Groovenoun
hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine
Groovenoun
a shaft or excavation
Grooveverb
to cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow
Etymology: [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.]
Wikidata
Groove
Groove is a film that portrays one night in the San Francisco underground rave scene. Through a single email, the word spreads that a huge rave is going to take place in an abandoned warehouse. John Digweed has a cameo as himself and also contributed to the soundtrack with Nick Muir, under their production alias Bedrock.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Groove
grōōv, n. a furrow, or long hollow, such as is cut with a tool.—v.t. to grave or cut a groove or furrow in. [Prob. Dut. groef, groeve, a furrow; cog. with Ger. grube, a pit, Ice. gróf, Eng. grave.]
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Anagrams for GROOVE »
go over
overgo
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of GROOVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of GROOVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of GROOVE in a Sentence
He has made us a whole defense. We had a missing piece and when he came back we started getting in a groove, the play at the end( tonight) was a big play. He showed what a big-time play maker he is.
Down the backside he was in a groove, he’s a great horse, I knew he was going to do it. I just feel like I have a very special horse, he’s the one that won. It wasn’t me.
I think The Russian's always a tough player to play against because The Russian's really solid, the Russian's quite powerful. I know The Russian's gone through a few injuries in The Russian career. Having that start-stop type of career is never easy, because sometimes you don't feel like you can actually get a routine and a groove.
You have to give credit where credit is due, that’s two games in a row that he’s made it real tough on us. He has a really good fastball and he throws a curveball for a strike when he wants to. He’s just a guy in a groove right now who’s doing what he wants on the mound.
One of the most interesting things we've learned about the classic psychedelics is that they have a dramatic effect on the way brain systems synchronize, or move and groove together, when someone's on psilocybin, we see an overall increase in connectivity between areas of the brain that don't normally communicate well.
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- vyjetá kolej, drážka, rutina, rýha, zářez, žlábekCzech
- αυλάκωσηGreek
- gruviEsperanto
- surco, ranura, hendidura, tonadilla, estría, hábito, acanaladura, rutina, canalSpanish
- شیارPersian
- ura, uurreFinnish
- rainureFrench
- claisScottish Gaelic
- नालीHindi
- alurIndonesian
- groove, incavo, scanalatura, routine, tran-tran, canale, solco, galleria, pozzoItalian
- 溝Japanese
- ღარიGeorgian
- canālisLatin
- kowaka, whakakōaka, tōanga, whakaawaMāori
- inkervingDutch
- koleina, rutynaPolish
- ranhura, rotinaPortuguese
- вырез, привычка, нарез, паз, желобок, рутина, колеяRussian
- žlijeb, kolotečina, žlijebitiSerbo-Croatian
- spårSwedish
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