LEDGE
What does "LEDGE" mean?
A narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other vertical face.
Meanings
- A flat shelf-like projection on a building or rock face. A pigeon nested on the window ledge.
- A shelf of rock, especially one underwater or on a cliff. The climbers rested on a narrow ledge halfway up.
- A continuous ridge or seam of rock containing ore. The miners followed a quartz ledge deep into the hill. technical
Word origin
From Middle English 'legge', probably from 'leggen' meaning to lay; a ledge is, in effect, something laid out as a shelf.
Remember it
LEDGE is the EDGE you can stand on - just add an L for the lip of rock.
A little poem
A hand's-width of stone
between the climber and air-
the cliff offers this.
haiku
Wordplay
- The accountant loved rock climbing. Every ledge reminded him of the one back at the office.
What it teaches
A ledge is the world's smallest yes: barely wide enough to hold you, and exactly enough.
Quick facts
What does LEDGE mean?
A narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other vertical face.
Is LEDGE a valid word?
Yes — LEDGE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LEDGE?
LEDGE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does LEDGE come from?
From Middle English 'legge', probably from 'leggen' meaning to lay; a ledge is, in effect, something laid out as a shelf.
What can LEDGE teach us?
A ledge is the world's smallest yes: barely wide enough to hold you, and exactly enough.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.