Synonyms of the word ledge


LEDGERIDGE - SHELF

ledge

  • n. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting…
  • n. (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
  • n. A layer or stratum.
  • n. A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
  • n. (architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
  • n. (architecture) A cornice.
  • n. (shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
  • n. (slang) A lege; a legend.

ridge

  • n. (anatomy) The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.
  • n. Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
  • n. The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
  • n. The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running…
  • n. (fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
  • n. A chain of mountains.
  • n. A chain of hills.
  • n. A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.
  • n. (meteorology) A type of warm air that comes down on to land from mountains.
  • v. (transitive) To form into a ridge.
  • v. (intransitive) To extend in ridges.

shelf

  • n. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and…
  • n. The capacity of such an object.
  • n. A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
  • n. A reef, shoal or sandbar.

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