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cliff

UK/klɪf/ US/kʰl̥ɪf/ common

noun

1.

a steep high face of rock

  • “he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town”
  • “a steep drop”
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Origin

From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

Phrases

  • alto cliff
  • ambulance at the bottom of a cliff
  • American cliff swallow
  • bass cliff
  • benefit cliff
  • benefits cliff
  • bird cliff
  • cliff cave

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