Word of the Day 1.7.09

crag

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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Noun 1. crag – 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”

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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