grooves

Noun

groove (plural grooves)

1. 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.

   Antonyms:

   ridge

2. 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.1859 December 13, Charles Dickens, “The Mortals in the House”, in Charles Dickens, editor, The Haunted House. The Extra Christmas Number of All the Year Round […], volume II, London: […] C[harles]...
3. The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
4. 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 feet1979, “Rapper's Delight”, performed by The Sugarhill Gang
5. (dated, informal) 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 winner1980, Earth, Wind & Fire, “Turn It Into Something Good”, in Faces (Earth, Wind & Fire album)
6. A shaft or excavation.

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