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    cliff
    /klɪf/

    noun

    • 1. a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea: "a coast path along the top of rugged cliffs"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cliffCliff Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice : precipice. cliffy. ˈkli-fē. adjective. Synonyms. barranca. barranco. bluff. crag. escarpment. palisade. precipice. scarp. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of cliff in a Sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCLIFF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CLIFF definition: 1. a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast: 2. a high area of rock with a…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › cliffCLIFF Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a high steep face of a rock. Synonyms: crag, ledge, promontory, bluff. 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.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cliffCliff - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A cliff is a steep and often sheer rock face. If you stand on the edge of a cliff and peer over, you'll be able to see the waves crashing on the rocks below. But if you don't watch your step, you could fall right off that cliff.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCLIFF | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast: Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall. the cliff edge. Ben Pruchnie /Getty Images News/GettyImages. Fewer examples. They built a house at the foot of a cliff. The car skidded and plunged headlong over the cliff.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCLIFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › cliffCliff - definition of cliff by The Free Dictionary

    Noun. 1. cliff - 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.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › cliffCliff Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    A high, steep face of rock, esp. one on a coast; precipice. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (music) Obsolete form of clef. Wiktionary. Synonyms: drop-off. slope. scar. pl. palisades (line of boldcliffs) wall. rock. precipice. face. cleve. bluff. hillside. escarpment. crag. pronoun. A diminutive of the male given name Clifford. Wiktionary.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcliff noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of cliff noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCLIFF | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    CLIFF definition: an area of high, steep rocks beside the sea. Learn more.