crag

UK: kræɡ | US: kræɡ

Definition

  1. n. a steep or rugged cliff or rock face

Structure

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Etymology

The word "crag" originates from Middle English cragge, likely derived from Celtic (e.g., Welsh craig or Gaelic creag), meaning "rock" or "cliff." It retains its compact form without separable morphemes in modern English, reflecting its ancient, indivisible structure.

Examples

  1. The eagle nested high on the windswept crag.

  2. Climbers scaled the jagged crag at dawn.

  3. The castle ruins perched atop a solitary crag.

  4. Fog shrouded the base of the coastal crag.

  5. Geologists studied the mineral layers in the ancient crag.