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cliff
1[ klif ]
noun
- a high steep face of a rock.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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
/ ɪ /
noun
- a steep high rock face, esp one that runs along the seashore and has the strata exposed
Derived Forms
- ˈڴڲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڴl adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cliff1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cliff1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
Part of the cliffs at Atherfield Point on the south-west coast of the island collapsed on Saturday.
Perched on top of Santorini's sheer cliffs is a world-famous tourist industry worth millions.
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