Antonyms for
cliff
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
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No Antonyms Found for Cliff

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All Definitions for Cliff

Below are all the dictionary definitions of cliff:

1A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
2A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.
3A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.
4A surname.
5An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
6A census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
7A hamlet in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2198).
8A neighbourhood, The Cliff, in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8201).
9A small settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland, appearing on OS maps as Cliobh (OS grid ref NB0835).
10Obsolete form of clef. [(music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from 16th c.]]

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About antonyms for cliff

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