Cliff
Cliff (klif) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon clif, cloef; akin to Old Saxon klif, Dutch klif, klip, Icelandic klif, Danish & German klippe, Swedish klippa; perh. orig. a climbing place. See Climb.]
A high, steep rock; a precipice.
Collocations (1)
Cliff swallow (Zoology) , a North American swallow (Petrochelidon lunifrons), which builds its nest against cliffs; the eaves swallow.
Cliff , noun