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cliff

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cliff  (klf)
n.
A high, steep, or overhanging face of rock.
[Middle English clif, from Old English.]
cliffy adj.
cliff
Noun
a steep rock face, esp. along the seashore [Old English clif]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cliffcliff - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
drop-off, drop
crag - a steep rugged rock or cliff
geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
precipice - a very steep cliff
cliff
noun rock face, overhang, crag, precipice, escarpment, face, scar, bluff
Translations
Spanish cliff [klɪf] n → acantilado
French cliff [klɪf] n → falaise f
German cliff [klɪf] n → Kliff nt
Italian cliff [klɪf] n → scogliera scoscesa, rupe f
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So to avoid any danger she always used to feed on a high cliff near the sea, with her sound eye looking towards the land.
Fables by Aesop View in context
Had he been awake, he would have commanded a view, not only of the short arm of the road and the jutting rock, but of the entire profile of the cliff below it.
A Horseman in the Sky by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The labyrinthodon evidently thought that Ja was coming to double his portion of human flesh, so he was in no haste to pursue me to the cliff and frighten away this other tidbit.
At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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