Groove

What do we mean by groove?

A long narrow furrow or channel. noun

The spiral track cut into a phonograph record for the stylus to follow. noun

A settled routine. noun

A situation or an activity that one enjoys or to which one is especially well suited. noun

A very pleasurable experience. noun

To cut a groove or grooves in. intransitive verb

To throw (a pitch) over the middle of home plate, where it is likely to be hit. intransitive verb

To take great pleasure or satisfaction; enjoy oneself. intransitive verb

To be affected with pleasurable excitement. intransitive verb

To react or interact harmoniously. intransitive verb

(in the groove) Performing exceptionally well. idiom

A pit or hole in the ground; specifically, in mining, a shaft or pit sunk into the earth. noun

A furrow or long hollow, such as is cut by a tool; a rut or furrow, such as is formed in the ground or in a rock by the action of water; a channel, usually an elongated narrow channel, formed by any agency. noun

Specifically A long and regular incision cut by a tool, or a narrow channel formed in any way (as in a part of a construction), for something (as another part) to fit into or move in. noun

Especially— The sunken or plowed channel on the edge of a matched board, to receive the tongue. noun

The spiral rifling of a gun. noun

In the wind-chest of an organ, one of the channels or passages into which the wind in admitted by the pallets, and with which the pipes belonging to a given key are directly or indirectly connected. When a given key is struck, its pallet is opened, and the groove filled with compressed air. Whether all the pipes connected with the groove are sounded or not depends on how many stops are drawn. Also grove. noun

In anatomy and zoology, a natural furrow or longitudinal hollow or impression, especially one which is destined to receive one of the organs in repose: as, the antennal groove; the rostral groove in the Rhynchophora, etc. noun

Figuratively, a fixed routine; a narrow, unchanging course; a rut: as, life is apt to run in a groove; a groove of thought or of action. noun

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.

A fixed routine.

The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.

A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.

A shaft or excavation.

A racing line, a path across the racing circuit's surface that a racecar will usually track on. (Note: There may be multiple grooves on any particular circuit or segment of circuit)

Words that are spelled similarly to groove:
groove, grove, groovy, groote, groome.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word groove:
sulcus, armada, foramen, stylus, thrash, tendon, funk, medial, posterior, anterior, ventral, lateral, underside, beats, boards, artery, neural, metal, holmes, tempo, cartridge, ceiling, timber, dorsal, madonna, nerve, twist, disco, discs, spiral, phi, remix, tooth, tongue, barrel, rhythm, dna, lined, boarding, tube, melody, vinyl, rap, diameter, jazz, chorus, smooth, soul, disc, jam, rounded, vocal, hop, bone, width, hip, sounds, swing, drum, binding, teeth, mix, mouth, label, surface, drums, influences, bass, dance, minute, guitar, outer, collective, margin, song, duo, drummer, coverage, edge, lyrics.

Words that rhyme with groove:
move, prove, improve, disprove, approve, remove, behoove, disapprove, hoove, poove, countermove, struve, on the move, juve, duve, chess move, opening move, veuve, stueve, stuve.

Adjectives that are often used to describe groove:
deep, shallow, longitudinal, bicipital, narrow, median, minor, neural, major, spiral, central, primitive, shaped, vertical, developmental, buccal, circular, medullary, single, atrioventricular, broad, slight, lateral, wide, lingual, horizontal, distinct, cervical, olfactory, posterior, intertubercular, oral, binding, urethral, interventricular, dorsal, annular, ciliated, oblique, anterior, infraorbital, ambulacral, branchial, mesial, deltopectoral, marginal, open, distal, medial, costal, corresponding, gingival, helical, nasal, continuous, radial, ventricular, circumferential, lacrimal, smooth, left, ventral, labial, double, mylohyoid, curved, faint, marked, straight, dental, triangular, top, semicircular, optic, line, anal, nasolabial, prominent, laryngotracheal, orbital, mesiobuccal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective groove:
joint, joints, boards, weld, welds, flooring, cut, edges, bearing, angle, bearings, type, depth, siding, width, pattern, lumber, formation, design, paneling, clips, planks, pulley, rifling, shape, boarding, sign, technique, ball, pine, decking, direction, structure, thing, wear, planking, casts, plywood, tools, ceiling, floor, figure, fig, method, spacing, construction, panels, board, geometry, walls, clip, face, wood, clearance, preparation, binding, material, fashion, edge, insulators, arrangement, guide, riblets, application, fir, wall, panelling, cedar, marks, account, profile, workspace, users, records, formations, tool, decoration, dimensions, sheathing, welding, reef, incising, diameter, laser, incision, icon, structures, patterns, wainscoting, barrel, user, floors.

Consonant match to groove:
grave, grove, grieve, greave, greeve, greve.

Words that sound like groove:
groove, grave, grove, grieve, greave, grav, grive, greve, greeve, grov, grev, -grave, grew, groovy, grooves, groover, grooved, gru, grou, guv, grue, grewe, graue, gruver, grucche, gerv, grua, crave, krav, crev, krov, grai, give, grey, gray, grief, gave, garage, graph, gravy, graves, gree, greif, gras, gov, grieved, gra, griff, grieves, gove, gro, giv, gav, graw, graff, greaves, grie, griever, graf, groe, aggrieve, grae, groot, graved, gri, groos, grif, graver, groff, grau, grah, gref, graef, grever, graphe, gev, griffe, greever, gretsch, groa, groh, grefe, grong, greeves, gareau, grawe, greaved, grei, grauer, govt, grof, garaje, graeff, graaf, graefe, gritch, graeae, grava, garoutte, -graph.