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a high area of rock often at the edge of the sea in English:

1. cliff cliff


His son fell over the cliff.
The cliff is almost vertical.
Tom committed suicide by jumping off a cliff.
It was a real challenge for us to go down the cliff on a rope.
The cliff collapsed, the rocks split, and the empty sky filled with a noisy clamor.
The man and his horse that fell off the cliff were soon rescued.
Climbing the cliff alone is a bold deed.
There is a narrow path running along by the cliff.
If you shout from the top of a cliff, you can hear the echo of your voice.
The bus fell off the cliff, killing all 10 aboard.
Be like the palm tree - the more it gets pressed by the cliff, the quicker and more beautiful its rise to the top.
I saw beautiful cliffs in England.
Going by ferry from France to England you can see from a distance white cliffs of Dover.
We watched the birds flying near their nests on the rocky cliffs above the beach.

2. cuff cuff


I'm not good at speaking off the cuff.
a collar and cuffs of white lace
His ​brother cuffed him ​playfully on his ​ear.
His cuffs were nicely sticking out of the suit's sleeves.
to cuff sb across the head/on or round the ear