cliff

CEFRB1

/klɪf/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A high area of rock with a very steep side.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.

Examples

  • Down went the bus over the cliff.

  • There is a narrow path running along the cliff.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [kʰl̥ɪf]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

More examples

In context

  • 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# […]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.