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单词 cliff
释义

cliff

[ klif ]
/ klɪf /
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noun

a high steep face of a rock.
a critical point or situation beyond which something bad or undesirable may occur: The committee is right up to the cliff with no deal in sight.

Origin of cliff

before 900; Middle English clif,Old English, cognate with Dutch, Low German, Old Norse klif

SYNONYMS FOR cliff

1 bluff, promontory, ledge, crag.
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OTHER WORDS FROM cliff

clifflike, adjective

Words nearby cliff

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Definition for cliff (2 of 2)

Cliff
[ klif ]
/ klɪf /

noun

a male given name, form of Clifford or Clifton.
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British Dictionary definitions for cliff

cliff
/ (klɪf) /

noun

a steep high rock face, esp one that runs along the seashore and has the strata exposed

Derived forms of cliff

cliffy, adjective

Word Origin for cliff

Old English clif; related to Old Norse kleif, Middle Low German klēf, Dutch klif; see cleave ²
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