cliff
nounnouncommon in dialogue
- New Zealand//kləf//
- New Zealand/[kʰl̥əf]/
- //klɪf//
- /[kʰl̥ɪf]/
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
noun
- 1
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
, scar
- 2
figurativeA point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.
Etymology
From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
noun
- 1
Variant of clefobsoleteObsolete form of clef.
Suppose a Person hath learnt to sing in the Treble Cliff only, and would sing Notes prick'd in the Tenor Cliff on the middle tine with F# […]
Forms
- plural
- cliffs
clicking · The sound or action of a click.client · A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.clientele · The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or…
cliff · A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
Cliff · A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.Clifford · A habitational surname from Old English.Cliffs · Cliff notes