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crag

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crag  (krg)
n.
A steep rugged mass of rock projecting upward or outward.
[Middle English, from Welsh craig or Scottish Gaelic creagh.]
cragged (krgd) adj.
crag [kræg]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a steep rugged rock or peak
[of Celtic origin; related to Old Welsh creik rock]
Crag [kræg]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a formation of shelly sandstone in E England, deposited during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cragcrag - a steep rugged rock or cliff        
cliff, drop-off, drop - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
crag
noun rock, peak, bluff, pinnacle, tor, aiguille The castle sits on a rocky crag above the town.
Translations
crag [kræg] N → peñasco m, risco m
crag [ˈkræg] n → rocher m escarpé
crag
n → Fels m
crag [kræg] n → rupe f
crag [kræg] n → rupe f
crag
n crag [krӕg]
a rough, steep mountain or rock. krans صَخْرَه، جُرْف شَديد الأنْحِدار зъбер útes klippefremspring; stejl klippe die Felsspitze κατσάβραχο peñasco, risco kaljurüngas صخره؛ پرتگاه jyrkkä rosoinen kallio rocher escarpé צוּק निकला हुआ भाग litica, greben szikla cadas hamar; klettur picco, spuntone ごつごつの岩 우뚝 솟은 험한 바위 stati uola klints ceracak rots fjellskrent, framstående bratt klippe, berghammer turnia penhasco stâncă (ascuţită) скала; утёс útes stena, skala stena brant (skrovlig) klippa, klippspets ผาชัน; หินชันบนหน้าผา sarp kaya 懸崖, 峭壁 скеля; стрімчак ڈهلوانى چ‍ٹ‍ان vách đá cheo leo 岩崖, 峭壁
adj craggy
rocky; rugged, irregular. rotsagtig صَخْري، خَشِن، غير مُستَوِ скалист skalnatý, drsný, hrbolatý stejl og ujævn; forreven; klippefyldt schroff βραχώδης, ανώμαλος escarpado, peñascoso kaljune, rünklik پر صخره؛ سنگلاخ kivikkoinen, rosoinen escarpé מָלֵא צוּקִים पथरीला stjenovit, neravan sziklás kasar klettóttur, ójafn a picco, a spuntone 岩の多い 바위투성이인 uolėtas klinšains; nelīdzens berceracak rotsig, verweerd full av bratte klipper/fjellskrenter, forreven urwisty escarpado as­cu­ţit скалистый skalnatý; drsný skalnat stenovit brant och skrovlig, klippig ที่เป็นหินสูงชัน sarp kayalı 多岩的, 崎嶇的 крутий; скелястий ناهموار، سنگستانى lởm chởm 多岩的, 崎岖的


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They accord with the nature of such scenery, and add much to its romantic effect; bounding like goats from crag to crag, often trooping along the lofty shelves of the mountains, under the guidance of some venerable patriarch with horns twisted lower than his muzzle, and sometimes peering over the edge of a precipice, so high that they appear scarce bigger than crows; indeed, it seems a pleasure to them to seek the most rugged and frightful situations, doubtless from a feeling of security.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
Verily it is neither-but beware how thou lettest the rope slip too rapidly through thy fingers; for should the wicker-work chance to hang on the projection of Yonder crag, there will be a woful outpouring of the holy things of the sanctuary.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
They were about to resume their journey when one of the youngest and keenest-eyed uttered an exclamation and pointed up at the rugged crag above them.
A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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