Cliff - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |klɪf|  American pronunciation of the word cliff
Brit.  |klɪf|  British pronunciation of the word cliff

noun

- a steep high face of rock (syn: drop, drop-off)
he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town

Extra examples

Standing at the edge of the cliff, we watched the waves crash on the shore far below.

We went straight up the cliff.

He fell over the cliff's edge.

They built their city upon a cliff overlooking the sea.

The cliff walk along the ocean is very popular.

The edge of the cliff was only about three steps to my left.

He made us all nervous by standing so close to the edge of the cliff.

He made slow progress down the steep cliff.

The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff.

...halfway up its side, the couple sat in the cool shadows of the cliff overlooking the length of the kloof...

A cliff overhangs the trail.

...a recess in the face of the cliff that is hidden by the thick vines dangling from the jagged overhang above...

The strong wind almost knocked him off of his precarious perch on the edge of the cliff.

...small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff...

A solitary house stood on top of the cliff.

Word forms

noun
singular: cliff
plural: cliffs
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