grooved
Having cut tracks
Grooved describes something with grooves—long, narrow channels cut or worn into a surface: grooved wood paneling, a grooved record.
In informal use, grooved means settled into a comfortable rhythm or pattern: Once we got grooved, the work went quickly.
The past tense of groove: The carpenter grooved the boards for tongue-and-groove fitting.
Having raised lines
- ribbedWith raised parallel lines
- flutedHaving parallel grooves
- striatedMarked with parallel grooves
- corrugatedFormed into parallel folds
knurled · serrated · scored · channeled · furrowed · lined · rifled · threaded
Edged carving implement
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- woodcutRelief print from timber
linocut · intaglio · gouge · incised · scored · routed · notched · channels
Preserved account or achievement
- turntableRotating music player
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
- LPExtended vinyl recording
needle · 45rpm · analog · hi-fi · audiophile · platter · disc · pressing
Narrow trench in earth
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- fluteTube blown sideways
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
keyway · spline · dado · rabbet · mortise · rut · track · guideway
ridged
Having raised lines
corrugated · knurled · serrated · scored · channeled · furrowed · lined · rifled · threaded · milled
chisel
Edged carving implement
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- inscriptionText permanently marked
woodcut · linocut · intaglio · gouge · incised · scored · routed · notched · channels · furrows
record
Preserved account or achievement
- turntableRotating music player
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
LP · needle · 45rpm · analog · hi-fi · audiophile · platter · disc · pressing · wax
furrow
Narrow trench in earth
slot · keyway · spline · dado · rabbet · mortise · rut · track · guideway · raceway
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- funkyRhythmic and soulful
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
flow · pulse · vibe · bounce · locked-in · tight · feel · pocket · jamming · dancing
track
Path or monitored route
guideway · wheels · flanged · gauge · rails · sleepers · ties · switching · routing · aligned
groovedunestablished
Not yet firmly placed
unsettled · disrupted · out of sync · off-kilter · awkward
- in the groovePerforming optimally, rhythmically
- in a groovePerforming at peak rhythm
- the grooveRhythmic sweet spot
- tongue and grooveBoards with mating ridges
- gets one's groove onBegins dancing enthusiastically
- got one's groove onDanced with abandon