groove
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groove
- /ɡɹuːv/ UK
- /ɡɹuv/ US
Rhymes with -uːv
Where it comes from
From Middle English grov, grove, groof, grofe (“cave; pit; mining shaft”), probably from Old Norse gróf (“pit”) or from Middle Dutch groeve (“furrow, ditch”), both from Proto-West Germanic *grōbu, from Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“groove, furrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, scrape, bury”).
Cognate with Cimbrian gruuba (“gorge, ravine”), Dutch groef, groeve (“groove; pit, grave”), German Grube (“ditch, pit”), Luxembourgish Grouf (“pit, mine”), Mòcheno gruab (“mine”), Icelandic gróf (“pit, hollow”), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰 (grōba, “foxhole”), Serbo-Croatian grèbati (“scratch, dig”). Related to Old English grafan (“to dig”). More at grave.
noun grooves
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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 tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.
Opposite: ridge
- A fixed routine. Through these distresses, the Odd Girl was cheerful and exemplary. But within four hours after dark we had got into a supernatural groove, and the Odd Girl had seen “Eyes,” and was in hysterics.
- The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
- A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm. Now, what you hear is not a test, I'm rapping to the beat / And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
- A good feeling (often as in the groove). You can't hide forever, just decide to make it better / Turn it into something good / Remember, you can choose not to lose / Find your groove and be a winner
- A shaft or excavation.
- The optimal route around the track, or any of several such routes.
verb grooves · grooving · grooved
- To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow. The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run.
- To perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music. I was just starting to groove to the band when we had to leave.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gouge, furrow, rout, rut, slot, trench, grommet, notch, socket, canal, stria, channel, rifling, indentation, flume, slit
Translations
Every language
noun long, narrow channel
| Español | ranura, acanaladura, canal, estría, hendidura, surco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 홈 hom |
| 日本語 | 溝 mizo |
| Português | ranhura, sulco |
| Français | rainure, sillon |
| Deutsch | Rille, Nut |
| Italiano | solco, scanalatura |
| Ελληνικά | αυλάκωση avlákosi |
| Română | canelură |
| Русский | желобо́к želobók, паз paz, вы́рез výrez, наре́з naréz, колея́ kolejá, борозда borozda |
noun fixed routine
| Español | rutina, hábito, ritmo, tranquillo, maña |
|---|---|
| Português | rotina |
| Français | routine |
| Deutsch | gewöhnlicher Gang, üblicher Ablauf, übliche Routine, fester Rhythmus, eingefahrene Gleise |
| Italiano | routine, tran tran |
| Русский | рути́на rutína, привы́чка privýčka, колея́ kolejá |
noun pronounced, enjoyable rhythm
| Español | tonadilla, groove |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 그루브 geurubeu |
| 日本語 | グルーヴ gurūvu |
| Português | groove |
| Français | groove |
| Deutsch | Groove |
| Italiano | groove, ritmo accattivante |
| Русский | грув gruv |
noun shaft in mining
| Español | pozo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갱 gaeng |
| 日本語 | 坑 kō |
| Português | poço |
| Français | puits |
| Deutsch | Schacht, Ausschachtung |
| Italiano | pozzo, dotto |
Talk about this word "groove." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/groove. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. groove. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/groove "groove." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/groove.Cite this
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title = {groove},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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