groove

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

groove [groove grooves grooved grooving] BrE [ɡruːv] NAmE [ɡruːv] noun
1. a long narrow cut in the surface of sth hard
•Cut a groove 3 cm from the top of the piece of wood.
•If the stylus jumps, this may be due to dust collecting in the grooves of the record.
2. (informal)a particular type of musical rhythm
•a jazz groove
Idiom: ↑in a groove

Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting a mine or shaft): from Dutch groeve ‘furrow, pit’; related to the noun ↑grave.

Example Bank:
•a deep groove in the surface of the rock

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  vallecula, rut, channel, furrow