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cliff

1

[ klif ]

noun

  1. a high steep face of a rock.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. a critical point or situation beyond which something bad or undesirable may occur:

    The committee is right up to the cliff with no deal in sight.



Cliff

2

[ klif ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Clifford or Clifton.

cliff

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. a steep high rock face, esp one that runs along the seashore and has the strata exposed
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڴڲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڴl adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cliff1

before 900; Middle English clif, Old English, cognate with Dutch, Low German, Old Norse klif
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cliff1

Old English clif; related to Old Norse kleif, Middle Low German ŧ, Dutch klif; see cleave ²
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The unsuspecting saints may be gone by the time they realize that the pedestal to which we annexed them was a cliff or tripwire trapping them in the theater of an idea of themselves.

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Fed from glaciers on Mount Shasta’s majestic slopes, Mossbrae Falls cascades out of lava tubes and down mossy cliffs into the Sacramento River in ethereal curtains of mist, sending rainbows dancing in all directions.

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Brighton have issues too - their form has fallen off a cliff of late and their supporters are not pleased with the way they are finishing the season either.

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Part of the cliffs at Atherfield Point on the south-west coast of the island collapsed on Saturday.

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Perched on top of Santorini's sheer cliffs is a world-famous tourist industry worth millions.

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