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1 ledge
[le‹](a shelf or an object that sticks out like a shelf: He keeps plant-pots on the window-ledge; They stopped on a ledge halfway up the cliff.) stallur, hilla, sylla -
2 window-ledge
noun (a ledge at the bottom of a window (usually on the outside).) gluggasylla; gluggakista, sólbekkur -
3 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) enskur þumlungur, tomma2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) hársbreidd2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) þokast, mjakast -
4 sill
[sil](a ledge of wood, stone etc at the foot of an opening, such as a window or a door: The windows of the old house were loose, and the sills were crumbling.) (glugga)sylla; þröskuldur -
5 window
['windəu](an opening in the wall of a building etc which is fitted with a frame of wood, metal etc containing glass or similar material, that can be seen through and usually opened: I saw her through the window; Open/Close the window; goods displayed in a shop-window.) gluggi- window-dressing
- window-dresser
- window-frame
- window-ledge
- window-pane
- window-shopping
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6 window-box
noun (a box on a window-ledge, in which plants may be grown.) blómakassi -
7 window-sill
noun (a ledge at the bottom of a window (inside or outside).) gluggakista, sólbekkur
См. также в других словарях:
Ledge — (l[e^]j), n. [Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel. liggja; cf. Icel. l[ o]gg the ledge or rim at the bottom of a cask. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [Formerly written {lidge}.] 1. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ledge — [ledʒ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from legge, an early form of LAY1] 1.) a narrow flat piece of rock that sticks out on the side of a mountain or cliff ▪ We crept carefully along the narrow ledge. ▪ He leapt onto a ledge of rock. 2.) a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ledge — [ ledʒ ] noun count 1. ) a narrow surface that continues out from the side of a cliff, wall, or other surface: They were perched on a narrow ledge near the cliff top. 2. ) a narrow shelf at the bottom of a window: SILL: a window ledge … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Ledge — may refer to:*Ridge, a geological feature *Reef, an underwater feature *Stratum, a layer of rock *Ledge (band), French electropop … Wikipedia
ledge — index border, margin (outside limit) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ledge — late 13c., crossbar on a door, perhaps from M.E. verb leggen to place, lay (see LAY (Cf. lay) (v.)). Sense of narrow shelf is first recorded 1550s; shelf like projection of rock is from 1550s … Etymology dictionary
ledge — [n] shelf bar, bench, berm, bracket, console, edge, jut, mantle, offset, path, projection, reef, ridge, rim, route, sill, step, strip, tier, track, trail, walk, way; concepts 445,513 … New thesaurus
ledge — ► NOUN 1) a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, etc. 2) an underwater ridge, especially one of rocks near the seashore. ORIGIN originally denoting a strip of wood or other material fixed across a door or gate: perhaps from an … English terms dictionary
ledge — [lej] n. [ME legge, prob. < base of leggen, to LAY1] 1. a shelf or shelflike projection 2. a) a projecting ridge of rocks b) such a ridge under the surface of the water near the shore 3. Mining a vein l … English World dictionary
ledge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ wide ▪ narrow, small ▪ window ▪ cliff, mountain … Collocations dictionary
ledge — kent·ledge; ledge·less; ledge·man; ledge; ledge·ment; … English syllables