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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.
- 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
/ ɡruːv /
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
- ˈgrooveless, adjective
- ˈgrooveˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- grooveless adjective
- groovelike adjective
- groover noun
- re·groove 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
You might work on the same groove for five hours nonstop, some three-bar thing over and over.
Tanaka then settled into a groove, pitching shut-out ball for the next five innings, fanning eight as the Yankees won 7-3.
But the fact of the matter is that somewhere along the way, Brooklyn Nine-Nine really did find its groove.
Very rarely I'll hit a groove and finish early—go for a long walk in the afternoon, or even blow myself to a movie.
Post-water break, Rubio managed to get into a groove and ease on in for a smooth-jazz finish.
The glittering steel glided through the groove, and the head of Madame Roland was severed from her body.
Unfortunately a slanting groove has been cut through the upper mouldings of it.
White lime putty is next filled into the groove, being pressed on with a jointing tool, leaving a white joint ⅛ to in.
I didn't know that you were a student of sociology—could estimate capabilities and get everyone in their right groove.
The groove was everywhere about twenty feet high, while its breadth varied from a yard or so to nearly a rod.
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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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