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Meanings of cliff in inglês
Significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure.
Synonyms
Examples for "bluff"
Examples for "bluff"
1
He was trying to work out how far to take the bluff.
2
That is easily explained; we turned the corner of the bluff instead.
3
She had no idea Rook could be so good with a bluff.
4
In other words, from that age-old circuit of bluff and second guesses.
5
Again the big red eagle appeared on the edge of the bluff.
1
The precipice grew in the darkness; the vertical rock had no ending.
2
Whatever it takes to prevent your beloved state falling off that precipice.
3
She blinked several times and saw they had halted on a precipice.
4
I came down the precipice, and lost my way in the bushes.
5
Once in a while I gave a look towards the ugly precipice.
1
The rock face opposite rises high overhead, with the sky far up.
2
On her right the rock face was broken and free of slime.
3
And Henry was right; beneath the opening was a ledgeless rock face.
4
When we reached him, he placed his hand on the rock face.
5
He took my hand and nodded at the rock face before us.
1
His ways are as rude as the mountain rim-
2
She looked away from him towards the distant mountains rimming the horizon.
Usage of cliff in inglês
1
And about that fiscal cliff: stay tuned for a very long fight.
2
Analysts have said the fiscal cliff could tip the economy into recession.
3
He let the gun fall; it rolled and fell over the cliff.
4
Falling off the cliff risks a major political backlash from voters though.
5
Stern Advice: The cliff deal and your wallet WASHINGTON Carry on, everyone.
6
The Path was in Ireland, a fissure in the cliff at Fairhead.
7
Congress agreed to a deal on January 1 that averted the cliff.
8
The angle of the cliff was not so sharp at the base.
9
But the weapon had been lost in the tumble down the cliff.
10
And it solved that crisis by creating another -the fiscal cliff.
11
People there chase horses off that cliff at least once every year.
12
From the cover of the bush he peered again over the cliff.
13
It confirms that really the economy is not falling off a cliff.
14
The fishes climbed to the top of the cliff overhanging the sea.
15
The huge beast lay dead, close to the base of the cliff.
16
What kind of cliff edge are we really at in Northern Ireland?
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Translations for cliff
russo
espanhol
Cliff through the time
Cliff across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
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