ledge
Meaning of ledge
- a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
he heaved himself up over a ledge
- an underwater ridge, especially of rocks beneath the sea near the shore.
a reef ledge
- a stratum of metal- or ore-bearing rock; a vein of quartz or other mineral.
Middle English (denoting a strip of wood or other material fixed across a door, gate, etc.): perhaps from an early form of lay1. ledge (sense 1) dates from the mid 16th century.
Information about ledge
- It is a name.
- The plural form of ledge is: ledges.
- Languages in which ledge is used:
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Hyphenation of ledge
ledge
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- ledge is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
ledge synonyms
Meaning shelf:
Meaning a shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window opening or doorway:
Meaning a mantelpiece or mantelshelf:
Meaning a structure of wood, marble, or stone above and around a fireplace:
Meaning a shelf above a fireplace:
Meaning shelves collectively:
Meaning a thing that extends outwards from something else:
Meaning something that protrudes; a protuberance:
Meaning a part of something that extends or hangs over something else:
Meaning a part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it:
Meaning a long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed:
Meaning an act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running:
Meaning the state of being important, famous, or noticeable:
Meaning a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward:
Meaning a point that sticks out:
Meaning a rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface:
Meaning a projecting flat rim, collar, or rib on an object, serving for strengthening or attachment or (on a wheel) for maintaining position on a rail:
Translation of ledge
- German: Schicht, Lage, Kante, Leiste, Sims, Schenkel, Rücken, Platte, Band, Stufe
- Spanish: capa, repisa
- Italian: strato, mensola, scaffale, ripiano, cengia, stralpo
- French: couche, rebord, veine, filon
- Portuguese: camada, prateleira, armário
Anagrams of ledge
Words that rhyme with ledge
Edge, edge, abedge, hardedge, behedge, enhedge, hedge, rehedge, thornhedge, unhedge, kedge, skedge, Rockledge, Routledge, Rutledge, acknowledge, afterknowledge, alledge, cledge, disacknowledge, duledge, fledge, foreknowledge, frankpledge, gledge, headledge, impledge, interknowledge, interpledge, kentledge, kintledge, knowledge, metaknowledge, misacknowledge, misknowledge, nonforeknowledge, nonknowledge, pinledge, pledge, preacknowledge, preknowledge, prepledge, priviledge, reacknowledge, refledge, repledge, sledge, superknowledge, unfledge, unedge