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cliff

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–noun

a high steep face of a rock.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME clif, OE, c. D, LG, ON klif

]

—Related forms

clifflike, adjective

—Synonyms bluff, promontory, ledge, crag.

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Cliff

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–noun

a male given name, form of Clifford.

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cliff Audio Help (klĭf) Pronunciation Key
n. A high, steep, or overhanging face of rock.

[Middle English clif, from Old English.]

cliff'y adj.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cliff

O.E. clif, from P.Gmc. *kliban, perhaps from PIE base *gleibh- "to adhere, be attached." Cliffhanger "suspenseful situation" first recorded 1937.

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cliff
noun
a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

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cliff [klif] noun

a high steep rock, especially one facing the sea

Arabic:	جُرف، مُنْحَدَر صَخْري
Chinese (Simplified):	峭壁
Chinese (Traditional):	峭壁
Czech:	útes
Danish:	skrænt; klint
Dutch:	klip
Estonian:	(ranna)kalju
Finnish:	kallio, kallioseinämä
French:	falaise
German:	die Klippe
Greek:	γκρεμός
Hungarian:	szikla
Icelandic:	hamar, klettaveggur
Indonesian:	tebing
Italian:	ruoe, scogliera

Japanese:	がけ
Korean:	벼랑
Latvian:	klints
Lithuanian:	skardis
Norwegian:	fjellskrent, knaus, stup, klippe
Polish:	urwisko
Portuguese (Brazil):	penhasco
Portuguese (Portugal):	penhasco
Romanian:	faleză
Russian:	утёс
Slovak:	útes
Slovenian:	pečina
Spanish:	acantilado
Swedish:	klippa, stup, bergvägg
Turkish:	uçurum, sarp kayalık

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Cliff Island, ME Zip code(s): 04019

Cliff Village, MO (village, FIPS 14806) Location: 37.02532 N, 94.51690 W
Population (1990): 19 (13 housing units)
Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Sea Cliff, NY (village, FIPS 66047) Location: 40.84850 N, 73.65133 W
Population (1990): 5054 (2066 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11579

Carbon Cliff, IL (village, FIPS 11150) Location: 41.49763 N, 90.39035 W
Population (1990): 1492 (562 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Ford Cliff, PA (borough, FIPS 26520) Location: 40.75987 N, 79.53661 W
Population (1990): 450 (184 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Marble Cliff, OH (village, FIPS 47474) Location: 39.98515 N, 83.06050 W
Population (1990): 633 (306 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Red Cliff, CO (town, FIPS 63265) Location: 39.50839 N, 106.36950 W
Population (1990): 297 (98 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Silver Cliff, CO (town, FIPS 70250) Location: 38.11725 N, 105.40449 W
Population (1990): 322 (223 housing units)
Area: 40.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Cliff

Cliff\ (kl[i^]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif, D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa; perh. orig. a climbing place. See Climb.] A high, steep rock; a precipice.

Cliff swallow (Zo["o]l.), a North American swallow (Petrochelidon lunifrons), which builds its nest against cliffs; the eaves swallow.

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Cliff

Cliff\, n. (Mus.) See Clef. [Obs.]

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