cliff
cliff is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 39 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A high, steep rock; a precipice. Cliff swallow (Zoöl.), a North American swallow (Petrochelidon lunifrons), which builds its nest against cliffs; the eaves swallow.
- 2.See Clef. [Obs.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- angle
- angles
- azimuth
- bolt
- circle
- cock
- elevation
- end
- endwise
- erect
- erection
- erectness
- its
- line
- normal
- one
- orthogonal
- perpendicular
- perpendicularity
- plumb
- plummet
- precipice
- raise
- rampant
- rear
- rectangular
- render
- right
- set
- square
- stand
- standing
- stick
- straight
- upright
- vertical
- verticality
- vertically
- wall
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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