groove
noun
[ ɡruːv ]
• a long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material.
Similar:
furrow,
channel,
trench,
trough,
canal,
gouge,
hollow,
indentation,
rut,
gutter,
cutting,
cut,
score,
fissure,
seam,
rabbet,
rebate,
• an established routine or habit.
• "his thoughts were slipping into a familiar groove"
Similar:
rut,
routine,
boring routine,
habit,
dead end,
humdrum existence,
same old round,
grind,
daily grind,
treadmill,
• a particular rhythm in popular or jazz music.
• "her vocals drift delicately across a soaring soul groove"
groove
verb
• make a groove or grooves in.
• "deep lines grooved her face"
• dance or listen to popular or jazz music.
• "they were grooving to Motown"
• pitch (a ball) in the centre of the strike zone.
• "he grooved a fastball in the 9th inning"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a mine or shaft): from Dutch groeve ‘furrow, pit’; related to grave1.
in the groove
• performing confidently or consistently well.
• "the team are not really in the groove tonight"
