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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: cliff, drop, drop-off]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English clif, from Old English; akin to Old High German klep cliff, Old Norse klif Date: before 12th century a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice ; precipice • cliffy adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a steep rock-face, esp. at the edge of the sea. Phrases and idioms: cliff-hanger a story etc. with a strong element of suspense; a suspenseful ending to an episode of a serial. cliff-hanging full of suspense. Derivatives: clifflike adj. cliffy adj. Etymology: OE clif f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cliffs) A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea. The car rolled over the edge of a cliff. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Precipice, crag, precipitous rock, rocky headland, overhanging rock, clift.