cliff

---

see also: Cliff

---

Pronunciation

• IPA: /klɪf/, [kl̥ʰɪf]

Noun

cliff (plural cliffs)

1. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

   Synonyms: precipice

   hypo en

   cot en

2. (figurative) A point where something abruptly fails or decreases in value etc.

Translations

• French: falaise
• German: Klippe, Felsen
• Italian: rupe, scogliera, costone, dirupo, crinale
• Portuguese: penhasco, falésia
• Russian: скала́
• Spanish: acantilado, precipicio, risco

Noun

cliff (plural cliffs)

1. (music) Obsolete form of clef#English|clef.

---

Cliff

---

Proper noun

1. A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003