groove

1. 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.

   Rille, Nut

   желобо́кželobók, пазpaz, вы́резvýrez

   a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

2. A fixed routine.

   gewöhnlicher Gang, üblicher Ablauf, übliche Routine

   рути́наrutína, привы́чкаprivýčka, колея́kolejá

   a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

3. The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.

4. A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.

   Groove

   грувgruv

5. (dated, informal)A good feeling (often as in the groove).

6. A shaft or excavation.

   Schacht, Ausschachtung

7. The optimal route around the track, or any of several such routes.

1. Vinyl records are covered in grooves.

   ruВиниловые пластинки покрыты канавками.

   deSchallplatten sind mit Rillen übersät.

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2. I am not in the groove today.

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3. Tom was grooving along to the music.

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4. The millstone's grooves wore down with use.

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5. Bacteria can hide in grooves in cutting boards.

   deBakterien können sich in Rillen in Schneidbrettern verbergen.

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