Antonyms for grooved

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : groovd

Phonetic Transcription : gruvd

Definition of grooved

Origin : c.1400, "cave, mine, pit" (late 13c. in place names), from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse grod "pit," or from Middle Dutch groeve "furrow, ditch," both from Proto-Germanic *grobo (cf. Old Norse grof "brook, river bed," Old High German gruoba "ditch," Gothic groba "pit, cave," Old English græf "ditch"), related to grave (n.). Sense of "long, narrow channel or furrow" is 1650s. Meaning "spiral cut in a phonograph record" is from 1902. Figurative sense of "routine" is from 1842, often deprecatory at first, "a rut."

As in carved : adj incised
As in methodical : adj organized
As in accustomed : adj be or become prepared, used to
As in streaked : adj having streaks
As in approve : verb allow, authorize
As in score : verb cut, nick
As in overjoy : verb delight
As in delight : verb make happy; experience happiness
As in dig : verb enjoy, like
As in fold : verb lay in creases
As in gouge : verb cut, scoop
As in hollow : verb empty out; make concave

Example sentences :

Then they put a handle on the grooved stone and fastened it with rawhide.
Extract from : « Myths and Legends of the Great Plains » by Unknown

This was grooved in such a way as to make it seem like two separate teeth.
Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh

It looked hollow, grooved back for a distance from the point.
Extract from : « Cat and Mouse » by Ralph Williams

These boards are grooved on both sides and placed on the stairs.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 » by Various

We have found pieces of grooved sandstone that the later Cave-men used.
Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

The file (not glass or sand-paper) must not be of the toothed kind, but grooved.
Extract from : « The Repairing & Restoration of Violins » by Horace Petherick

The upper side of the ladle handle may be grooved or convex.
Extract from : « Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 » by Jesse Walter Fewkes

There were one or two stone hammers, grooved for hafting, like the ax.
Extract from : « Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 » by Jesse Walter Fewkes

A piece of board is grooved with a jack-knife in the manner shown in the diagram.
Extract from : « The Hoosier School-boy » by Edward Eggleston

Each side of each rail is grooved 1/8 in, to allow the leg to be recessed.
Extract from : « Mission Furniture » by H. H. Windsor

Synonyms for grooved

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