cliff
a steep high face of rock
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,763 of 86,584 words measured. It occurs 46,972 times across 411,287 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a steep high face of rock also: drop, drop-off he stood on a high cliff overlooking the towna steep drop
cliff in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The cliff, towards the sea, was covered with booths and tents.
Glenarvon, Volume 2 (of 3) · Caroline, Lady Lamb · Chapter 3
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The stranger beckoned with a jerky urgency, half-turned, and pointed toward the crevice of the cliff.
The Dead-Star Rover · Robert Abernathy · Chapter 2
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Here they rested for a while, looking from the edge of the cliff down the precipice-into the sea.
The "B. O. W. C." · James De Mille · Chapter 3
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Once we went out along the cliff to return by the road, but here Mentu’s faith in us deserted him.
The Soul of a Cat, and Other Stories · Margaret Benson · Chapter 2
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The house was built on a knoll, under a cliff which sheltered it from the violent west and northwest winds.
Boys of Other Countries · Bayard Taylor · Chapter 1