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cliff Definition:
- In geography and geology, a cliff is a vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually formed by rock that is resistant to erosion and weathering. Sedimentary rocks most likely to form cliffs include sandstone, limestone, chalk, and dolomite. Igneous rocks such as granite and basalt also often form cliffs.
Cliff (n.) A high, steep rock |
Cliff (n.) See Clef. |
Cliff limestone () A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian. |
cliff diving diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff |
cliff swallow / Hirundo pyrrhonota North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls |
cliff dwelling a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff, "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States" |
cliff / drop / drop-off a steep high face of rock, "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town", "a steep drop" |
cliff dweller a member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges in the sides of caves |
cliff rose / sea pink / Armeria maritima tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone, occasionally grown as a ground cover |
rock penstemon / cliff penstemon / Penstemon rupicola one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers, large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves, ledges and cliffs from Washington to California |
fragrant cliff fern / fragrant shield fern / fragrant wood fern / Dryopteris fragrans fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds |
cliff brake / cliff-brake / rock brake any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions |
cliff-hanging / suspenseful / suspensive / nail-biting (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense |
cliff Synonyme:
cliff dwelling Dymaxion house White House adobe house building casa consulate country house country seat dacha deanery dwelling house edifice embassy erection fabric farm farmhouse hall house houseboat lake dwelling living machine lodge manor house manse parsonage penthouse prefabricated house presidential palace ranch house rectory roof skyscraper sod house split-level structure town house vicarage |
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cliff hanging agitating anxiety apprehension breathtaking charged disquieting distracting disturbing dread electric exciting exhilarating expectant waiting galvanic heady heart-expanding heart-stirring heart-swelling heart-thrilling impressive inflammatory intoxicating jarring jolting maddening mind-blowing moving overcoming overmastering overpowering overwhelming perturbing pessimism piquant provocative provoking ravishing soul-stirring spirit-stirring stimulating stimulative stirring striking suspense suspenseful suspensive tantalizing telling thrilling thrilly troubling uncertainty unsettling upsetting waiting |