cliff
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
Other meanings
A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.
Synonyms
- drop
- drop-off
A kind of
- geological formation
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "clif".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cliff” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.