Associations to the word «Cliff»

Wiktionary

CLIFF, noun. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
CLIFF, noun. (music) Obsolete form of clef.
CLIFF, proper noun. A diminutive of the male given name Clifford.
CLIFF HANGER, noun. Alternative spelling of cliffhanger
CLIFF NOTES, noun. A summary of a much longer work designed to allow a student to quickly learn the key points of the longer work.
CLIFF SWALLOW, noun. Any of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
CLIFF SWALLOWS, noun. Plural of cliff swallow

Dictionary definition

CLIFF, noun. A steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats