Definition/Meaning of cliff

• English - Noun: cliff (plural cliffs) A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face . , scar (figuratively) A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc. cliff (plural cliffs) (obsolete) Obsolete form of clef . 1723, John Harris, Lexicon Technicum: 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…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English clyf , from Old English clif , from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
• English - Pronunciation: IPA: /klɪf/ , [kʰl̥ɪf] (New Zealand) IPA: /kləf/ , [kʰl̥əf] Rhymes: -ɪf
• English - Synonyms: precipice
• English - Derived terms: alto cliff ambulance at the bottom of a cliff American cliff swallow bass cliff benefit cliff benefits cliff bird cliff Cleveland cliffage cliffbound cliff-bound cliffbrake cliff cave cliffdrop cliffed cliff edge cliff-face cliff face cliff fall cliffgreen cliff green cliff-green cliff hanger cliffhanger cliff-hanger cliffing cliffless clifflet cliff lift clifflike cliffline cliff notes cliff…