groovenoun [ C ]
uk/ɡruːv/us/ɡruːv/a long, narrow, hollow space cut into a surface:
The window slides along a deep metal groove to open and close.
specialized medical a long, narrow space in the surface of a body part:
There may be nerve compression at the elbow in the ulnar groove.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- dent
- depression
- dimple
- dip
- donga
- eyehole
- intake
- orifice
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- porous
- puncture
- riddled
- semipermeable
- tear 1
- wormhole
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Idiom(s)
be/get in the groove
be (stuck) in a groove