Cliff

  • 21cliff — [OE] Cliff comes from a prehistoric Germanic *kliban, of unknown origin (German klippe ‘crag’ is a collateral relative). The compound cliffhanger seems to have originated in the USA in the 1930s; it comes from the serial movies then popular, in… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 22cliff — [[t]klɪ̱f[/t]] cliffs N COUNT A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea. The car rolled over the edge of a cliff …

    English dictionary

  • 23cliff — [OE] Cliff comes from a prehistoric Germanic *kliban, of unknown origin (German klippe ‘crag’ is a collateral relative). The compound cliffhanger seems to have originated in the USA in the 1930s; it comes from the serial movies then popular, in… …

    Word origins

  • 24cliff — n. a steep rock face, esp. at the edge of the sea. Phrases and idioms: cliff hanger a story etc. with a strong element of suspense; a suspenseful ending to an episode of a serial. cliff hanging full of suspense. Derivatives: clifflike adj. cliffy …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25cliff — noun Etymology: Middle English clif, from Old English; akin to Old High German klep cliff, Old Norse klif Date: before 12th century a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice ; precipice • cliffy adjective …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26Cliff — englische Kurzform von → Clifford (Bedeutung angelehnt an einen Familien und Ortsnamen). Namensträger: Cliff Richard, britischer Sänger …

    Deutsch namen

  • 27Cliff — Provenance. Prénom anglo saxon dérivé de Clifford. Vient du saxon cliff et ford Signifie : falaise et gué Fête indéterminée. Histoire. Clifford indique un lieu : le gué, le passage entre les falaises . Les pays anglo saxons, plus souples et plus… …

    Dictionnaire des prénoms français, arabes et bretons

  • 28cliff — [[t]klɪf[/t]] n. gel a high, steep rock face; precipice • Etymology: bef. 900; MEclif, OE, c. OON klif, OHG klep cliff′like , adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29cliff — klifas statusas Aprobuotas sritis jūros aplinka apibrėžtis Status ir aukštas jūros skardis, susidaręs dėl bangų mūšos. atitikmenys: angl. cliff rus. клиф ryšiai: sinonimas – abrazinis jūros kranto skardis šaltinis Lietuvos Respublikos pajūrio… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 30cliff — klifas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Aukštas status jūros kranto skardis, susidaręs dėl bangų mūšos. atitikmenys: angl. cliff vok. Kliff, n; Seekliff, n; Steilhang, f; Steilküste, f rus. клифф, m …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

Pages