noun
- long narrow channels or furrows cut into a surface
- established routines or patterns of behavior
Usage: informal
verb
- cuts long narrow channels into a surface
- moves or dances rhythmically to music
Usage: informal
Examples
- The record player needle follows the grooves on the vinyl disc.
- Rain water collected in the grooves of the tire treads.
- After vacation, it took time to get back into my daily grooves.
- The carpenter grooves the wood with a special tool.
- Everyone was grooving to the beat at the party.
- The old grooves in the stone steps showed centuries of wear.
- She grooves the clay pot with her fingers while shaping it.