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Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it.
Douglas Hyde

Meaning of "crag" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRAG

Of Celtic origin; related to Old Welsh creik rock.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRAG

crag  [kræɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRAG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crag is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crag in the English dictionary

The definition of crag in the dictionary is a steep rugged rock or peak.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRAG


ballyrag
ˈbælɪˌræɡ
bodrag
ˈbɒdræɡ
brag
bræɡ
Bragg
bræɡ
bullyrag
ˈbʊlɪˌræɡ
defrag
ˈdiːfræɡ
dishrag
ˈdɪʃræɡ
drag
dræɡ
dustrag
ˈdʌstˌræɡ
frag
fræɡ
humblebrag
ˈhʌmbəlˌbræɡ
outbrag
ˌaʊtˈbræɡ
outdrag
ˌaʊtˈdræɡ
rag
ræɡ
ragg
ræɡ
scrag
skræɡ
sprag
spræɡ
strag
stræɡ
toerag
ˈtəʊˌræɡ
washrag
ˈwɒʃˌræɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRAG

craftsmanlike
craftsmanly
craftsmanship
craftsmen
craftspeople
craftsperson
craftswoman
craftwork
crafty
cragfast
cragged
craggedness
cragger
craggier
craggiest
craggily
cragginess
craggy
cragsman
cragsmen

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRAG

fiscal drag
form drag
induced drag
lose one´s rag
main drag
nose rag
parasite drag
pressure drag
profile drag
red rag
snot rag
stonerag
surface friction drag
tack rag
trailing vortex drag
vortex drag
wallydrag

Synonyms and antonyms of crag in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CRAG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crag» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of crag
aiguille · bluff · peak · pinnacle · rock · tor

Translation of «crag» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRAG

Find out the translation of crag to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crag from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crag» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peña
570 millions of speakers

English

crag
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रीवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حنجرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скала
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rochedo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুরারোহ পাহাড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rocher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Crag
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Felsen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

険しい岩山
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

울퉁 불퉁한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crag
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

núi đá vóc đứng hiểm trở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செங்குத்தான பாறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोड्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kayalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falesia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

turnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скеля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colț de stâncă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

crag
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rots
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klippspets
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

crag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crag

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAG»

The term «crag» is regularly used and occupies the 60.754 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crag

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QUOTES WITH «CRAG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crag.
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Douglas Hyde
Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAG»

Discover the use of crag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Climbing: From Gym to Crag : Building Skills for Real Rock
Climbing: From Gym to Crag is written by experts who teach climbing for a living.
S. Peter Lewis, Dan Cauthorn, 2000
2
Witch Crag
In a world where 'elite' men rule and women and 'weak' men are second class, Kita and her friends must make a choice: to remain with tribes and accept arranged marriages and being treated with less value than sheep, or escape and journey to ...
Kate Cann, 2012
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Crag
Book 2 in the Knights of the Ruby Order series With her village destroyed and her child ill, Lily's only hope is to seek the aid of the Knights of the Ruby Order.
Kate Hill, 2003
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The Tale of Oat Cake Crag
Miss Beatrix Potter has returned to Near Sawrey, where her friend Grace has been receiving anonymous letters that threaten her good name and her plans to marry.
Susan Wittig Albert, 2010
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The Spear and the Crag
However, the author has used modern historiographic style to modernize the language and parlance taken from the language of the bible (Genesis and Numbers); and, vividly replaced in this novel.
Alexander A. Bleimann, 2002
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The Geology of England and Wales
Covehithe-Easton Bavents area Westleton Beds Easton Bavents Clay Norwich Crag Aldeburgh-Orford area Chillesford Clay Member Chillesford Sand Member Ipswich area Fig. 17.8. Occurrence of clay members at the top of the Norwich Crag ...
P. J. Brenchley, Peter Franklin Rawson, 2006
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A Monograph of the Foraminifera of the Crag
Cor. Crag, Sudbourne Hall. 3 a., b. — pulchella, (d'Orb.). x 60. Cor. Crag, Broom Hill. 4a, b. — Cum'em'ana (d'Orb.). x 36. Cor. Crag, Gomez* (Gedgrave). 5. Peneroplz's planatus (F. and M.). >< 60. Cor. Crag, Broom Hill. 6a, b. Lagena, formosa ...
Thomas Rupert Jones, William Kitchen Parker, Henry Bowman Brady, 1897
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A Monograph of the Foraminifera of the Crag
Hence we may suppose that the Foraminiferal deposit at Sutton was formed either in deeper or in warmer water than other portions of the Crag were. Some of our sources of these less luxuriant growths are specimens of Crag full of Cyprz'na  ...
Jones (Rupert T.), Thomas Rupert Jones, Parker (W. Kitchen), 1866
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Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing, and ...
Superbly researched and written, and now featuring a new preface by co-author Laura Waterman, Forest and Crag is the definitive history of the mountains of the Northeast.
Laura Waterman, Guy Waterman, 2003
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Monograph on the British Fossil Cetacea from the Red Crag: ...
40 BRITISH FOSSIL CETACEA OF THE RED CRAG. There is a vagueness, unfortunately, in Mr. Ray Lankester's announcement of M. Van Beneden's discovery that of itself begets hesitation. Mr. Brown's old fossil cannot be one of the “teeth of ...
Richard Owen, 1870

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crag is used in the context of the following news items.
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Young climbers crush on FRCC Youth Meet
Experienced club members partnered up with youngsters and headed out to Black Crag, Raven Crag Langdale and Raven Crag Walthwaite, ... «British Mountaineering Council, Jul 15»
2
Teeing it up for July 8
Peter Labaki, on the 124-yard 12th hole at Crag Burn, with a 8-iron. Mark O'Donnell, on the 112-yard fourth hole at Arrowhead, with a pitching ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
3
Teen suffers spine injuries in fall from Castlebergh Rock in Yorkshire …
The boy was on a steep, tree-covered slop below the crag and rescuers said he had possible neck and spinal injuries. A CRO spokesperson ... «Grough, Jul 15»
4
Red Cross thanks community
Raffle winners were: (1) meat voucher at Trangie Butchery, Kate Kennedy, (2) chicken, wine and candle, Crag Davies, (3) weekend bake, Ilma ... «Narromine News, Jul 15»
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Rock-climbing site in Michigan's Upper Peninsula reopens after …
UPCC President Phil Watts said the walls, which have a long history, were discovered by the group as a potential climbing crag in 1979, with ... «Greenfield Daily Reporter, Jul 15»
6
Coronation Street spoilers: New big cash contracts for Kate Ford …
All this, plus the planned exits of Alison King as Carla Connor, Crag Charles as Lloyd Mullaney and Hayley Tamaddon as Andrea Beckett, have ... «Unreality TV, Jul 15»
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Lancashire Bouldering for Rochdale cowboys, Clitheroe crimpers …
The guide covers the yawning, beautiful moorland grit of the Trough of Bowland, famous among the cognoscenti for the wonderful Thorn Crag, ... «British Mountaineering Council, Jul 15»
8
Rock-climbing site in Michigan's Upper Peninsula reopens
UPCC President Phil Watts said the walls, which have a long history, were discovered by the group as a potential climbing crag in 1979, with ... «CT Post, Jul 15»
9
'World's toughest triathlon' to come to Lake District
On June 25 competitors will swim twice round Seamew Crag island in Windermere and then cycle all the Lake District passes - Honister; Newlands; Whinlatter; ... «The Westmorland Gazette, Jul 15»
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Poor Rappel Setup Led to ASU Student's Fatal Fall
The bluff, rising about 150 feet from the river area, is a popular crag for rappelling practice. On that day, members of the Pinal County Sheriff's ... «Phoenix New Times, Jul 15»

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