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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cliff \Cliff\ (kl[i^]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif,
     D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa;
     perh. orig. a climbing place. See Climb.]
     A high, steep rock; a precipice.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Cliff swallow (Zo["o]l.), a North American swallow
        ({Petrochelidon lunifrons), which builds its nest against
        cliffs; the eaves swallow.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cliff \Cliff\, n. (Mus.)
     See Clef. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cliff \Cliff\ (kl[i^]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif,
     D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa;
     perh. orig. a climbing place. See Climb.]
     A high, steep rock; a precipice.
  
     Cliff swallow (Zo["o]l.), a North American swallow
        ({Petrochelidon lunifrons), which builds its nest against
        cliffs; the eaves swallow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cliff \Cliff\, n. (Mus.)
     See Clef. [Obs.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cliff
       n : a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff
           overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: drop, drop-off]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cliff
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 απότομη βραχώδης πλαγιά, βουνοπλαγιά
     2 (ετ γεωγραφία en) γκρεμός

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Cliff
     Γερμανικά n.
     (όνομα de α)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cliff
     Welsh n.
     (lb cy music) (obs form cy cleff)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Cliff
     n.
     1 A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.
     2 (surname: en).
     3 (place en unincorporated community and coal town in co/Floyd County
  s/Kentucky c/USA).
     4 (place en CDP co/Grant County s/New Mexico c/USA).
     5 (place en hamlet dist/North Warwickshire co/Warwickshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SP2198).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/cliff-north-warwickshire
  OS: Warwickshire]</ref>
     6 (place en neighbourhood , '''The Cliff''', in the metbor/Salford
  co/Greater Manchester cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SD8201).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/the-cliff-salford
  OS: Salford]</ref>
     7 (place en small settlement on the Isle of isl/Lewis carea/Western
  Isles cc/Scotland), appearing on OS maps as ''Cliobh'' (q: OS grid ref
  NB0835).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/cliobh-na-h-eileanan-an-iar-or-cliff
  OS: Lewis]</ref>

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cliff
     n.
     1 A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
     2 (lb en figurative) A point where something abruptly fails or
  decreases in value etc.
     n.
     (lb en music) (obsolete form of en clef)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Cliff
     n.
     1 A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.
     2 (surname: en).
     3 (place en unincorporated community and coal town in co/Floyd County
  s/Kentucky c/USA).
     4 (place en CDP co/Grant County s/New Mexico c/USA).
     5 (place en hamlet dist/North Warwickshire co/Warwickshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SP2198).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/cliff-north-warwickshire
  OS: Warwickshire]</ref>
     6 (place en neighbourhood , '''The Cliff''', in the metbor/Salford
  co/Greater Manchester cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SD8201).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/the-cliff-salford
  OS: Salford]</ref>
     7 (place en small settlement on the Isle of isl/Lewis carea/Western
  Isles cc/Scotland), appearing on OS maps as ''Cliobh'' (q: OS grid ref
  NB0835).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/cliobh-na-h-eileanan-an-iar-or-cliff
  OS: Lewis]</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cliff
     Welsh n.
     (lb cy music) (obs form cy cleff)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Cliff
     n.
     1 A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.
     2 (surname: en).
     3 (place en unincorporated community and coal town in co/Floyd County
  s/Kentucky c/USA).
     4 (place en CDP co/Grant County s/New Mexico c/USA).
     5 (place en hamlet dist/North Warwickshire co/Warwickshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SP2198).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/cliff-north-warwickshire
  OS: Warwickshire]</ref>
     6 (place en neighbourhood , '''The Cliff''', in the metbor/Salford
  co/Greater Manchester cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SD8201).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/the-cliff-salford
  OS: Salford]</ref>
     7 (place en small settlement on the Isle of isl/Lewis carea/Western
  Isles cc/Scotland), appearing on OS maps as ''Cliobh'' (q: OS grid ref
  NB0835).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/cliobh-na-h-eileanan-an-iar-or-cliff
  OS: Lewis]</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cliff
     Welsh n.
     (lb cy music) (obs form cy cleff)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Cliff
     n.
     1 A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.
     2 (surname: en).
     3 (place en unincorporated community and coal town in co/Floyd County
  s/Kentucky c/USA).
     4 (place en CDP co/Grant County s/New Mexico c/USA).
     5 (place en hamlet dist/North Warwickshire co/Warwickshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SP2198).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/cliff-north-warwickshire
  OS: Warwickshire]</ref>
     6 (place en neighbourhood , '''The Cliff''', in the metbor/Salford
  co/Greater Manchester cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SD8201).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/the-cliff-salford
  OS: Salford]</ref>
     7 (place en small settlement on the Isle of isl/Lewis carea/Western
  Isles cc/Scotland), appearing on OS maps as ''Cliobh'' (q: OS grid ref
  NB0835).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/cliobh-na-h-eileanan-an-iar-or-cliff
  OS: Lewis]</ref>

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cliff
     Englanti n.
     jyrkänne, kallioseinämä (mkuv)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cliff
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=naturgeografi språk=en) klippa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Cliff /klˈɪf/
  المنحدر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cliff //klɪf// /[kl̥ʰɪf]/ 
  стръмна скала
  a (near) vertical rock face

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cliff /klˈɪf/
  úskalí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cliff /klˈɪf/ 
  útes

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  cliff /klˈɪf/
  steiler Felsabfall , Felsabfall , Steilabfall  [geogr.]
        "elevated shore cliff"  - gehobenes Kliff
     Synonyms: precipice, rock cliff
  
   see: coastal cliff, shore cliff, nip, plunging cliff, vertical cliffs

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]


  cliff /klˈɪf/
  
  γκρεμός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  cliff //klɪf// /[kl̥ʰɪf]/ 
  jyrkänne, kalliojyrkänne
  a (near) vertical rock face

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]


  cliff /klif/
  falaise

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]


  cliff /klˈɪf/ 
  1. खड़ी~चट्टान
        "We climbed the snow covered cliff."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]


  cliff /klˈɪf/
  Klif, greben, hrid, hridina, klisura, litica, pećina, stijena, strmca, vrlet

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  cliff /klˈɪf/
  1. szirt
  2. kôszál
  3. meredek part
  4. sziklafal
  5. parti szirtfal
  6. parti sziklafal
  7. szirtfal
  8. szikla
  9. kôszirt

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]


  cliff //klɪf// /[kl̥ʰɪf]/ 
  tebing
  a (near) vertical rock face

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]


  cliff //klɪf// /[kl̥ʰɪf]/ 
  崖
  a (near) vertical rock face

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]


  cliff //klɪf// /[kl̥ʰɪf]/ 
  klippe
  a (near) vertical rock face

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]


  cliff /klɪf/ 
    klif, stromy brzeg

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]


  cliff //klɪf// /[kl̥ʰɪf]/ 
  klippa
  a (near) vertical rock face

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]


  cliff /klˈɪf/
  1. uçurum, sarp kayalık. cliff dweller kanyonlarda veya dik kaya oyuklannda yaşayan ilkel Amerikalı
  2. (ABD), (k.dili.) apartmanda oturan kimse. cliffhanger  (k.dili.) en heyecanlı yerinde kesilen seri film.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:nno-nob ]


  Cliff
  Cliff

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/ˈkɫɪf/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]


  n. 悬崖,绝壁;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


     n. 悬崖,绝壁

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