cliff

views updated May 21 2018

cliff / klif/ • n. a steep rock face, esp. at the edge of the sea: a path along the top of rugged cliffs | [as adj.] the cliff face. DERIVATIVES: cliff·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.cliff·y adj.

cliff

views updated May 11 2018

cliff XII. OE. clif = OS. (Du.) klif. OHG. klep, ON. klif :- Gmc. klibam; of unkn. orig.