Cliff Meaning
/klɪf/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
nounA point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.
Sentence Examples
There is a narrow path running along the cliff.
Down went the bus over the cliff.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Standing on the high ____, I saw the ocean below.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We stood on the edge of the high ____ and looked out at the ocean.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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# […]"
— 1723, John Harris, Lexicon Technicum:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Standing on the high ____, I saw the ocean below.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We stood on the edge of the high ____ and looked out at the ocean.