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# ledge

noun (a ledge, ledges)

«ledge» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A ledge is a narrow, flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff or window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ledge/#m1)
2. A window ledge (or windowsill) is the shelf at the bottom of a window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ledge/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories (climbing, rescues), nature (birds nest on cliff ledges), home (plants on the window ledge). Safety: do not climb onto ledges or lean out of windows.

### Examples

- A bird built its nest on the cliff ledge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ledge/#x1)
- Put the plant on the window ledge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ledge/#x2)
- The climber rested on a narrow ledge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ledge/#x3)
- The cat sat on the ledge watching birds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ledge/#x4)
- Never stand on a high ledge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ledge/#x5)
- The book fell off the ledge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ledge/#x6)
- The red in his eye had caught sight of Peter’s medicine standing on a ledge within easy reach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ledge/#x7)

### Note

Countable. «Window ledge» (UK) ~ «windowsill». «Talk someone off the ledge» is an idiom: calm someone down.

## In Jewish tradition

The ledge was a shelf running around the bronze altar, with a bronze net grating beneath it. In the primary lessons: Used in stories (climbing, rescues), nature (birds nest on cliff ledges), home (plants on the window ledge). Safety: do not climb onto ledges or lean out of windows.

### Examples

- And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. (Torah EXO.27.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/ledge/#x1)
- And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under the ledge round it beneath, reaching halfway up. (Torah EXO.38.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/ledge/#x2)

### Note

Countable. «Window ledge» (UK) ~ «windowsill». «Talk someone off the ledge» is an idiom: calm someone down.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ledge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ledge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ledge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ledge.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ledge» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/ledge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ledge» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ledge.html) on Mova free.