Ledge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall.
  • n. A cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall.
  • n. An underwater ridge or rock shelf.
  • n. A level of rock-bearing ore; a vein.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
  • n. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
  • n. A layer or stratum.
  • n. A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
  • n. A (door or window) lintel .
  • n. A cornice.
  • n. A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
  • n. See lege.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
  • n. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
  • n. A layer or stratum.
  • n. A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
  • n. A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A shelf on which articles may be placed; anything which resembles such a shelf; a flat rim or projection; as, the ledge of a window; a ledge of earth on the inner side of a parapet.
  • n. Specifically— In arch.: A small horizontal molding of rectangular profile. A string-course.
  • n. In joinery, a piece against which something rests, as the side of a rebate against which a door or shutter is stopped, or a projecting fillet serving the same purpose as the stop of a door, or the fillet which confines a window-frame in its place.
  • n. In ship-building, a. piece of the deck-frame of a ship, lying between the deck-beams.
  • n. A rail of a chair.
  • n. In printing, one of the pieces of furniture; a wedge, used in locking up a form of type.
  • n. A shelf-like ridge or elevation; any natural formation somewhat resembling a shelf: as, a ledge at the top of a precipice; a ledge of rock under water.
  • n. A bar for fastening a gate.
  • To lay (eggs).
  • To lay hands on.
  • To lay eggs.
  • To allege.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ridge   
    Hyponym
    berm   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    lode    ridge    shelf    berm    bench    ledging   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    allege    dredge    edge    fledge    hedge    pledge    sedge    sege    sledge    wedge   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ridge    precipice    boulder    shelf    terrace    bluff    slab    ravine    rampart    plateau