English-Thai Dictionary

cliff

N หน้าผา  precipice na-pa

 

cliff-dweller

SL คนที่ อาศัย ใน อาคาร สูง  kon-ti-ar-sai-nai-ar-kan-sung

 

cliffhanger

N เรื่องราว ที่ น่าตื่นเต้น (เนื่องจาก คาดเดา ความ เป็นไปไม่ได้  rueang-rao-ti-na-tuen-ten

 

cliffy

ADJ ที่ เป็น หน้าผา ชัน  ti-pen-na-pa-chan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CLIFF

in music. [See Clef. ]

 

CLIFFY

a.Having cliffs; broken; craggy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CLIFF

Cliff, n. Etym: [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif, D. klif, klip,Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa; perh. orig. a climbing place. See Climb. ]

 

Defn: A high, steep rock; a precipice. Cliff swallow (Zoöl.), a North American swallow (Petrochelidon lunifrons ), which builds its nest against cliffs; the eaves swallow.

 

CLIFF

CLIFF Cliff, n. (Mus. )

 

Defn: See Clef. [Obs. ]

 

CLIFF LIMESTONE

CLIFF LIMESTONE Cliff " lime "stone `. (Geol.)

 

Defn: A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian.

 

CLIFFY

CLIFFY Cliff "y, a.

 

Defn: Having cliffs; broken; craggy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cliff

cliff |klif klɪf | ▶noun a steep rock face, esp. at the edge of the sea: a path along the top of rugged cliffs | [ as modifier ] : the cliff face. DERIVATIVES cliff like |-ˌlīk |adjective, cliff y adjective ORIGIN Old English clif, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klif.

 

cliffhanger

cliff hang er |ˈklifˌhaNGər ˈklɪfˌhæŋər | ▶noun an ending to an episode of a serial drama that leaves the audience in suspense. • a story or event with a strong element of suspense: the game was a cliffhanger right up to the final buzzer. DERIVATIVES cliff hang ing |-ˌhaNGiNG |adjective

 

Clifford, Clark

Clif ford, Clark |ˈklifərd ˈklɪfərd | (1906 –98 ), US attorney and public official; full name Clark McAdams Clifford. A key adviser to four Democratic presidents, he helped draft the legislation that established the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ) 1947 and the Department of Defense 1949.

 

Clifford, Nathan

Clif ford, Nathan |ˈklifərd ˈklɪfərd | (1803 –81 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1858 –81. He was the US attorney general 1846 –48 before being appointed to the Court by President Buchanan. He was an advocate of states' rights.

 

CliffsNotes

CliffsNotes |ˈklifsˌnōts ˈklɪfs noʊts | ▶noun US trademark a brand name for a series of prepared notes used as study guides for literary works and other school and college subject matter. ORIGIN for Cliff Hillegass (1918 –2001 ), US developer of the series.

 

clifftop

cliff top |ˈklifˌtäp ˈklɪfˌtɑp | ▶noun an area of land at the top of a cliff: the windswept clifftops | [ as modifier ] : clifftop paths.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cliff

cliff |klɪf | ▶noun a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea: a coast path along the top of rugged cliffs. DERIVATIVES cliff-like adjective, cliffy adjective ORIGIN Old English clif, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klif.

 

cliffhanger

cliff |hang ¦er |ˈklɪfhaŋə | ▶noun a dramatic and exciting ending to an episode of a serial, leaving the audience in suspense and anxious not to miss the next episode. • a story or event with a strong element of suspense: the match was a cliffhanger right up to the final whistle. DERIVATIVES cliffhanging adjective ORIGIN 1930s: from early film serials in which episodes ended with characters in desperate situations such as hanging off the edge of a cliff.

 

Clifford, Clark

Clif ford, Clark |ˈklifərd ˈklɪfərd | (1906 –98 ), US attorney and public official; full name Clark McAdams Clifford. A key adviser to four Democratic presidents, he helped draft the legislation that established the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ) 1947 and the Department of Defense 1949.

 

Clifford, Nathan

Clif ford, Nathan |ˈklifərd ˈklɪfərd | (1803 –81 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1858 –81. He was the US attorney general 1846 –48 before being appointed to the Court by President Buchanan. He was an advocate of states' rights.

 

CliffsNotes

CliffsNotes |ˈklifsˌnōts ˈklɪfs noʊts | ▶noun US trademark a brand name for a series of prepared notes used as study guides for literary works and other school and college subject matter. ORIGIN for Cliff Hillegass (1918 –2001 ), US developer of the series.

 

clifftop

clifftop |ˈklɪftɒp | ▶noun an area of land at the top of a cliff: the windswept clifftops | [ as modifier ] : clifftop paths.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cliff

cliff noun the cliffs of the Southwest are breathtaking: precipice, rock face, crag, bluff, ridge, escarpment, scar, scarp, ledge, overhang.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cliff

cliff noun precipice, rock face, face, crag, bluff, ridge, escarpment, scar, scarp, overhang; S. African krantz; Geology cuesta; literary steep; Scottish archaic linn.

 

Duden Dictionary

Cliffhanger

Cliff han ger Substantiv, maskulin Rundfunk, Film, Fernsehen , der Cliffhänger |Cl i ffhanger …hɛŋɐ |der Cliffhanger; Genitiv: des Cliffhangers, Plural: die Cliffhanger englisch cliff-hanger = Thriller, eigentlich = jemand, der an einer Felswand hängt, aus: cliff = Felswand, Kliff und hanger = jemand, der (irgendwo ) hängt große Spannung 1a hervorrufendes dramatisches Ereignis am Ende einer Folge einer Rundfunk-, Film- oder Fernsehserie, das die Neugier auf die Fortsetzung wecken soll

 

Cliffhänger

Cliff hän ger Substantiv, maskulin Rundfunk, Film, Fernsehen , der Cliffhanger |Cl i ffhänger |der Cliffhänger; Genitiv: des Cliffhängers, Plural: die Cliffhänger englisch cliff-hanger = Thriller, eigentlich = jemand, der an einer Felswand hängt, aus: cliff = Felswand, Kliff und hanger = jemand, der (irgendwo ) hängt große Spannung 1a hervorrufendes dramatisches Ereignis am Ende einer Folge einer Rundfunk-, Film- oder Fernsehserie, das die Neugier auf die Fortsetzung wecken soll

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cliff

cliff /klɪf /名詞 複 ～s /-s /C (海岸の )がけ , 絶壁 .～́ dw è ller 1 〖しばしばC - D- 〗岩窟 （がんくつ ）居住民 〘米国南西部の先住民 〙.2 ｟話 ｠高層マンションの住人 .

 

cliff-hanger

cl í ff-h à nger 名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠1 (次回に興味を持たせるような )テレビ [ラジオ ]のスリルに満ちた連続ドラマ .2 (勝敗が決まらず )最後まではらはらさせる競争 [試合 ].

 

cliff-hanging

cl í ff-h à nging 形容詞 最後まではらはらさせる, 手に汗握る .