About The Word Cliff
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Cliff
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What's The Definition Of Cliff?
[n] a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cliff: drop | drop-off Related Terms | Find terms related to Cliff: See Also | crag | formation | geological formation | geology | precipice Cliff In Webster's Dictionary \Cliff\ (kl[i^]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif,
D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa;
perh. orig. a climbing place. See {Climb}.]
A high, steep rock; a precipice.
{Cliff swallow} (Zo["o]l.), a North American swallow
({Petrochelidon lunifrons}), which builds its nest against
cliffs; the {eaves swallow}.
\Cliff\, n. (Mus.) See {Clef}. [Obs.] |
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