Complete Definition of "cliff"

Image:Red Cliff along US287 between Lander and Dubois in Wyoming.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A cliff is a vertical or near vertical rock face

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Etymology
OE. clif.

Pronunciation
IPA|/klɪf/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪf|-ɪf

Noun
en-noun

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

Synonyms
precipice

Translations
trans-top|a (near) vertical rock face
Albanian: shkëmb m
Arabic: Arab|جر� (jurf) m
Chinese: 峭� (qiào-bì)
Czech: útes m
Dutch: klip f
Finnish: jyrkänne
French: falaise f
German: Klippe f, Felsen m
Greek: βο�νο�λαγιά (vunoplayá) f, κλι��� (klitís) f, ��ανέ� (pranés) n, γκ�εμ�� (gremós) m
Hebrew: צ�ק (tzuq) m
Hungarian: szirt
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Italian: rupe f, scogliera f
Japanese: � (��, gake)
Korean: �벽 (jeolbyeok)
Latin: scopulus m
Portuguese: penhasco m
Romanian: stânc� f
Russian: �кала (skala) p
Scottish Gaelic: creag f
Serbian: litica f, hrid
Spanish: acantilado m
trreq|Turkish
Welsh: garth
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Derived terms
cliffy
cliff swallow
cliffhanger

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