Groove
Definitions
- 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.
- A fixed routine.
- The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
- A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
- A good feeling (often as in the groove).
- A shaft or excavation.
- The optimal route around the track, or any of several such routes.
Equivalents
Examples
“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 gregarious trifling of life in the social groove.”
“His counterpart Neil Warnock got his tactics spot on as Chelsea struggled to get⟳ into any sort⟳ of groove in the first half.”
“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”
“Let⟳ the music play⟳ / He won't get⟳ away / This groove he can't ignore⟳”
“Get⟳ into the groove / Boy, you've got to prove⟳ / Your love⟳ to me / Get⟳ up on your feet / Yeah, step to the beat⟳”
“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”
“How could he be expected to make⟳ music that put⟳ the audience in a groove, he reasoned, if he wasn't grooving himself?”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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