ledge

Meaning

Noun

1. A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
2. A shelf on which articles may be laid.
3. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
4. A layer or stratum.
5. A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
6. A (door or window) lintel.
7. A cornice.
8. A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

Verb

To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).

Synonyms

shelf

projection

edge

jut

rim

protuberance

bump

brim

sill

lath

verge

cornice

flange

set-off

lip

teat

lug

end

🔚

extremity

fascia

flaring

foot

🦶

gate

grating

grill

knife

🔪

lag

level

lid

ligule

limb

lode

marge

mesh

molding

neb

nick

notch

peak

prominence

rack

rail

reeding

ridge

rock

🪨

rung

salient

shoulder

slat

spur

step

terrace

tip

tongue

👅

vein

windowsill

projecting part

transome

arris

flanch

lithoherm

series of over-ganging rocks

projecting lug

rim collar

shaft collar

Flg flange

convex lug

dummy club

wall-projected shelf

abutment

rocky reef

bank

🏦

bars

bench

border

boulder

brink

brow

butt

cascade

cliff

crag

crosspiece

cubicle

curb

ear

👂

earing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɛd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Middle English legge; usually considered to be from Middle English leggen, a variant of leyen (“to put, lay (down, waste to)”).