cliff en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kləf/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- [kʰl̥əf] (New-Zealand)
- [kʰl̥ɪf]
- klĭf
- /klɪf/
Etymology
From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
Meanings
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A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
, scar
- (figuratively) A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cliffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
cliff stonecrop · cliff lift · cliffless · benefit cliff · Sea Cliff · cliffed · cliff-face · Cliffs End · cliffside · cliffbound · cliffy · cliff notes · Kingscliff · cliff hanger · cliff face · clifftop · Heathcliff · cliff cave · cliffing · follow someone off a cliff · fall off the cliff · clifflike · benefits cliff · cliffgreen · cliff railway · fall off a cliff · cliffhanger · cliff green · cliffage · cliff edge · cliffbrake · go jump off a cliff · cliff fall · Oak Cliff · cliff rose · Coalcliff · cliff spurge · Red Cliffs · Seacliff · cliffline · fiscal cliff · Queenscliff · cliffdrop · bass cliff · glass cliff · Kuiper cliff · bird cliff · Englewood Cliffs · undercliff · American cliff swallow · cliff-hanger · alto cliff · White Cliffs · Cleveland · cliffscape · cliff swallow · cliff-green · White Cliff · clifflet · cliff-bound · treble cliff · ambulance at the bottom of a cliff · seacliff · Nightcliff · Seacliff Park · Cliffsend · Clifton · Edgecliff · cliffrose · West Cliff
Synonyms
Translations (177)
ebk oto (a (near) vertical rock face) · gl cantil (a (near) vertical rock face) · cy dibyn (a (near) vertical rock face) · ru скала́ (a (near) vertical rock face) · knb angit (a (near) vertical rock face) · is berg (a (near) vertical rock face) · enm hough (a (near) vertical rock face) · kn ಕಮರಿ (a (near) vertical rock face) · cs útes (a (near) vertical rock face) · it rupe (a (near) vertical rock face) · kum къая (a (near) vertical rock face) · el γκρεμός (a (near) vertical rock face) · tr yar (a (near) vertical rock face) · frr klap (a (near) vertical rock face) · pl klif (a (near) vertical rock face) · wa falijhe (a (near) vertical rock face) · za bya (a (near) vertical rock face) · my နတ်သမီးကမ်းပါး (a (near) vertical rock face) · sa भृगुः (a (near) vertical rock face) · es despeñadero (a (near) vertical rock face) · fo klettur (a (near) vertical rock face) · rif addar (a (near) vertical rock face) · nl klif (a (near) vertical rock face) · ka კლდე (a (near) vertical rock face) · es precipicio (a (near) vertical rock face) · ko 벼랑 (a (near) vertical rock face) · sk útes (a (near) vertical rock face) · nn hamar (a (near) vertical rock face) · sh литица (a (near) vertical rock face) · ug يار (a (near) vertical rock face) · he צוק (a (near) vertical rock face) · da klint (a (near) vertical rock face) · nb klippe (a (near) vertical rock face) · tl talampas (a (near) vertical rock face) · an penya (a (near) vertical rock face) · mk спила (a (near) vertical rock face) · ro pantă (a (near) vertical rock face) · sco cleuch (a (near) vertical rock face) · et kalju (a (near) vertical rock face) · ilo dirraas (a (near) vertical rock face) · alt кайа (a (near) vertical rock face) · zza hir (diq) (a (near) vertical rock face) · is klettur (a (near) vertical rock face) · ml പാറ (a (near) vertical rock face) · ka ალპინისტის მთა (a (near) vertical rock face) · sco craig (a (near) vertical rock face) · grc κρημνός (a (near) vertical rock face) · fa پرتگاه (a (near) vertical rock face) · ebk teng-el (a (near) vertical rock face) · ja 崖 (a (near) vertical rock face) · km ច្រាំងភ្នំ (a (near) vertical rock face) · lt klifas (a (near) vertical rock face) · tr uçurum (a (near) vertical rock face) · ang clif (a (near) vertical rock face) · ar جُرْف (a (near) vertical rock face) · sh litica (a (near) vertical rock face) · it dirupo (a (near) vertical rock face) · sh hrid (a (near) vertical rock face) · cy clogwyn (a (near) vertical rock face) · de Klippe (a (near) vertical rock face) · uk ске́ля (a (near) vertical rock face) · es risco (a (near) vertical rock face) · sv klippa (a (near) vertical rock face) · gu ભેખડ (a (near) vertical rock face) · it scogliera (a (near) vertical rock face) · tg партгоҳ (a (near) vertical rock face) · bg стръмна скала (a (near) vertical rock face) · nn klippe (a (near) vertical rock face) · es acantilado (a (near) vertical rock face) · be кліф (a (near) vertical rock face) · ifk dopla (a (near) vertical rock face) · ka კლიფი (a (near) vertical rock face) · ta செங்குத்துப் பாறை (a (near) vertical rock face) · ka ქარაფი (a (near) vertical rock face) · nl klip (a (near) vertical rock face) · ro stâncă (a (near) vertical rock face) · el κλιτύς (a (near) vertical rock face) · az sıldırım (a (near) vertical rock face) · enm clough (a (near) vertical rock face) · tr falez (a (near) vertical rock face) · tl dahilig (a (near) vertical rock face) · ksc ipngas (a (near) vertical rock face) · gd creag (a (near) vertical rock face) · it costone (a (near) vertical rock face) · ms cenuram (a (near) vertical rock face) · enm clyf (a (near) vertical rock face) · fo berg (a (near) vertical rock face) · br tornaod (a (near) vertical rock face) · fi kalliojyrkänne (a (near) vertical rock face) · gl acantilado (a (near) vertical rock face) · ko 절벽 (a (near) vertical rock face) · tl dalisdis (a (near) vertical rock face) · fy klippe (a (near) vertical rock face) · hy ժայռ (a (near) vertical rock face) · alt таш (a (near) vertical rock face) · oc bauç (a (near) vertical rock face) · is hamar (a (near) vertical rock face) · dsb skała (a (near) vertical rock face) · it crinale (a (near) vertical rock face) · io klifo (a (near) vertical rock face) · dsb skalina (a (near) vertical rock face) · ka ციცაბო კლდე (a (near) vertical rock face) · ceb pangpang (a (near) vertical rock face) · knb chigchig (a (near) vertical rock face) · pt penhasco (a (near) vertical rock face) · kk құз (a (near) vertical rock face) · non berg (a (near) vertical rock face) · hu szirt (a (near) vertical rock face) · tk uçut (a (near) vertical rock face) · got 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐍉 (a (near) vertical rock face) · gv eaynin (a (near) vertical rock face) · it falesia (a (near) vertical rock face) · is bjarg (a (near) vertical rock face) · ebk chopras (a (near) vertical rock face) · de Felsen (a (near) vertical rock face) · ky таш (a (near) vertical rock face) · gl penagallo (a (near) vertical rock face) · haw pali (a (near) vertical rock face) · kk жартас (a (near) vertical rock face) · ka ხრამი (a (near) vertical rock face) · fr falaise (a (near) vertical rock face) · ga aill (a (near) vertical rock face) · kok दोंगर (a (near) vertical rock face) · ota یار (a (near) vertical rock face) · yag arakur (a (near) vertical rock face) · mww tsua (a (near) vertical rock face) · be скала́ (a (near) vertical rock face) · pcc baangxbyal (a (near) vertical rock face) · vi vách đá (a (near) vertical rock face) · ka ფრიალო კლდე (a (near) vertical rock face) · ba ҡая (a (near) vertical rock face) · cmn 懸崖 /悬崖 (a (near) vertical rock face) · lo ຜາ (a (near) vertical rock face) · pt falésia (a (near) vertical rock face) · gl esfragadoiro (a (near) vertical rock face) · lv klints (a (near) vertical rock face) · ro faleză (a (near) vertical rock face) · el πρανές (a (near) vertical rock face) · gl pariñeira (a (near) vertical rock face) · be ўцёс (a (near) vertical rock face) · tl duminding (a (near) vertical rock face) · ca penya-segat (a (near) vertical rock face) · el βουνοπλαγιά (a (near) vertical rock face) · la rūpēs (a (near) vertical rock face) · tzm ⴰⵖⵓⵍⵉⴷ (a (near) vertical rock face) · fi jyrkänne (a (near) vertical rock face) · kk жар (a (near) vertical rock face) · ltg radze (a (near) vertical rock face) · cmn 峭壁 (a (near) vertical rock face) · sm tofo (a (near) vertical rock face) · id tebing (a (near) vertical rock face) · eo krutaĵo (a (near) vertical rock face) · non klettr (a (near) vertical rock face) · mg kôrnisy (a (near) vertical rock face) · hi चट्टान (a (near) vertical rock face) · ru утёс (a (near) vertical rock face) · gl barronqueira (a (near) vertical rock face) · non hamarr (a (near) vertical rock face) · be уцёс (a (near) vertical rock face) · yue 懸崖 /悬崖 (a (near) vertical rock face) · sq shkëmb (a (near) vertical rock face) · fo hamar (a (near) vertical rock face) · nrf falaîthe (a (near) vertical rock face) · eo klifo (a (near) vertical rock face) · sl klif (a (near) vertical rock face) · ne भीर (a (near) vertical rock face) · gu કરાડ (a (near) vertical rock face) · nrf falaise (a (near) vertical rock face) · ru клиф (a (near) vertical rock face) · eu labar (a (near) vertical rock face) · th ผา (a (near) vertical rock face) · kum таш (a (near) vertical rock face) · ota قیا (a (near) vertical rock face) · sh хрид (a (near) vertical rock face) · uk кліф (a (near) vertical rock face) · mn хад цохио (a (near) vertical rock face) · ia precipitio (a (near) vertical rock face)