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Groove vs Wei - What's the difference?

groove | wei |

As a noun groove

is a long, narrow channel or depression; eg, such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.

As a verb groove

is to cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

As a proper noun wei is

(historical) an ancient chinese march during the zhou dynasty or wei can be (historical) an ancient chinese duchy during the zhou dynasty.

groove

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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 tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.
  • A fixed routine
  • * (rfdate) J. Morley
    • The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove .
  • *
  • The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
  • A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
  • (mining) A shaft or excavation.

    • Derived terms

    * groovy * tongue and groove

    Verb

    (groov)
  • To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
  • To create, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.
    • I was just starting to groove to the band, when we had to leave.

    Anagrams

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    wei

    English

    Etymology 1

    (State of Wei) From (etyl) Chinese

    Alternative forms

    * Ngwei

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (historical) An ancient Chinese march during the Zhou dynasty
  • (historical) Liang, the realm of the earlier march after its elevation to a kingdom

    • Synonyms

    * Liang

    Etymology 2

    (State of Wey) From (etyl) Chinese

    Alternative forms

    * Wey

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (historical) An ancient Chinese duchy during the Zhou dynasty