ledge
Cliff's horizontal outcrop
A ledge is a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a vertical face.
Mountain climbers rest on rock ledges.
Window ledges hold potted plants.
The word suggests something you could stand or place things on, but just barely: He inched along the ledge twenty stories up.
Figuratively, someone on a ledge is in a precarious situation.
Ornamental upper trim
- sillWindow's bottom ledge
- windowsillHorizontal frame beneath pane
- mantelDecorative hearth shelf
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
frieze · parapet · balcony · corbel · bracket · alcove · niche · recess
Steep rock face
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
- rockfaceExposed cliff surface
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
bluff · escarpment · dropoff · canyon · gorge · ravine · chasm · abyss
Taut cord for walking
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- precariousDangerously insecure
- edgyTense and irritable
- vertigoSensation of spinning
acrophobia · heights · danger · caution · toehold · inching · shimmy · grip
Bird's sleeping spot
- vantagePosition of advantage
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- overlookMiss or commanding view
survey · observe · rest · sit · alight · nesting · birdwatch · eagle
Furniture for storing volumes
- mantelpieceShelf above fireplace
- displayPresentation for viewing
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- rackFrame for holding items
compartment · nook · cubby · floating · mounted · built-in · bracket · wall-mounted
cornice
Ornamental upper trim
- sillWindow's bottom ledge
- windowsillHorizontal frame beneath pane
- mantelDecorative hearth shelf
molding · frieze · parapet · balcony · corbel · bracket · alcove · niche · recess · facade
precipice
Steep rock face
crag · bluff · escarpment · dropoff · canyon · gorge · ravine · chasm · abyss · summit
tightrope
Taut cord for walking
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- precariousDangerously insecure
- edgyTense and irritable
vertigo · acrophobia · heights · danger · caution · toehold · inching · shimmy · grip · treacherous
roost
Bird's sleeping spot
overlook · survey · observe · rest · sit · alight · nesting · birdwatch · eagle · falcon
bookshelf
Furniture for storing volumes
- mantelpieceShelf above fireplace
- displayPresentation for viewing
- storageSpace for keeping goods
rack · compartment · nook · cubby · floating · mounted · built-in · bracket · wall-mounted · fireplace
- cavescave, cavern, caves, caverns, grotto
- building exteriorsfacade, storefront, entrance, doorway, window
- projectionsmap projection, 3D projection, film projection, azimuthal, Mercator
- desert geologyslot canyon, slot canyons, dunes, ergs, mesa
- river featuresriverbed, riverbank, current, tributary, flow
- badlandsbadlands, butte, buttes, mesa, hoodoo
- window ledgeHorizontal surface beneath glass
- Heath Ledger
- bank ledgerFinancial institution's record book
- general ledgerMaster accounting record
- rocky ledge
- ledger bookBook of accounts