Sinonim gum ridge

English Thesaurus

1. a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth (noun.body)

hypernym	:	appendage, outgrowth, process,
definition	:	a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (noun.body)

part holonym	:	alveolus, tooth socket,
definition	:	a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth (noun.body)

part holonym	:	alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris,
definition	:	a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process (noun.body)

part meronym	:	jaw,
definition	:	the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth (noun.body)