NOUN | object | cliff, drop, drop-off | a steep high face of rock |
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Sounds | klih'f | |
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Rhymes | bailiff ... Wickliffe: 18 rhymes with ihf... |
Meaning | A steep high face of rock. | |
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Example | "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town" | |
Synonyms | drop, drop-off | |
Narrower | crag | A steep rugged rock or cliff |
precipice | A very steep cliff | |
Broader | geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth |
Spanish | acantilado, cantil, despeñadero, peñasco, precipicio, risco | |
Catalan | cingle, cinglera, espadat, penya-segat, precipici |
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