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groove
[ groov ]
noun
- a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board tongue-and-groove joint, a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- the track or channel of a phonograph record for the needle or stylus.
- a fixed routine:
to get into a groove.
Synonyms: , ,
- Printing. the furrow at the bottom of a piece of type.
- Slang. an enjoyable time or experience.
verb (used with object)
- to cut a groove in; furrow.
- Slang.
- to appreciate and enjoy.
- to please immensely.
verb (used without object)
- Slang.
- to take great pleasure; enjoy oneself:
He was grooving on the music.
- to get along or interact well.
- to fix in a groove.
groove
/ ɡː /
noun
- a long narrow channel or furrow, esp one cut into wood by a tool
- the spiral channel, usually V-shaped, in a gramophone record See also microgroove
- one of the spiral cuts in the bore of a gun
- anatomy any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part; sulcus
- mountaineering a shallow fissure in a rock face or between two rock faces, forming an angle of more than 120°
- a settled existence, routine, etc, to which one is suited or accustomed, esp one from which it is difficult to escape
- slang.an experience, event, etc, that is groovy
- in the groove
- jazz playing well and apparently effortlessly, with a good beat, etc
- fashionable
verb
- tr to form or cut a groove in
- old-fashioned.intr to enjoy oneself or feel in rapport with one's surroundings
- intr jazz to play well, with a good beat, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈǴDZ, adjective
- ˈǴDZˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ǴDZl adjective
- ǴDZl adjective
- ǴDZİ noun
- ·ǴDZ verb (used with object) regrooved regrooving
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of groove1
Idioms and Phrases
- in the groove, Slang.
- in perfect functioning order.
- in the popular fashion; up-to-date:
If you want to be in the groove this summer, you'll need a bikini.
More idioms and phrases containing groove
see in the groove .Example Sentences
After a slow start to the series, Norman Powell appears to have found his groove, scoring 20 points on seven-for-12 shooting.
The researchers found deep, comb-like grooves, interpreted to have been created by the keels of large icebergs that broke off the British-Irish ice sheet more than 18,000 years ago.
In a 2019 column, the American Lawyer called Munger, Tolles “a top contender in the cool, woke category” — which is about as far removed from the Trump World groove as it gets.
However, it was 1978's Parallel Lines that made them household names, powered by new wave hits like One Way Or Another and the disco grooves of Heart of Glass.
It didn’t land with the crowd, who met the anglophone dance grooves with blank stares.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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