What part of speech is cliffs?

Cliffs can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. cliffs is a noun, plural of cliff.

Inflections

Noun

What does cliffs mean?

Definitions

Noun

cliff - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

Examples of cliffs

#   Sentence  
1. noun The 80m-high cliffs, steep from every angle, appear uninviting, even menacing.
2. noun Over time, wave action undercuts sea cliffs and thereby causes them to fall into the ocean.
3. noun Down at the base of the cliffs were heaps of surf-worn rocks or little sandy coves inlaid with pebbles as with ocean jewels.
4. noun As cliffs and sand dunes retreat, the vacated area becomes part of the beach environment and the position of the beach shifts landward.
5. noun Ortygia's port we leave, and skim the mere; / soon Naxos' Bacchanalian hills appear, / and past Olearos and Donysa, crowned / with trees, and Paros' snowy cliffs we steer. / Far-scattered shine the Cyclades renowned, / and clustering isles thick-sown in many a glittering sound.
6. noun Fresh blows the breeze, and broader grows the bay, / and on the cliffs is seen Minerva's fane.
7. noun At this point the sea formed a little bay where the water was quite calm, but very deep, right up to the cliffs.
8. noun At the foot of the cliffs was a strip of fine white sand, to which she swam with the beautiful prince, and laid him down on it.
9. noun The cliffs aren't that high.
10. noun Ibexes can climb steep cliffs.
11. noun Our ship looked like a toy boat against the towering cliffs.
12. noun This part of Algeria is known for its steep cliffs.
13. noun The sea waves lash incessantly against the cliffs.
14. noun Standing on the coast's cliffs is an old lighthouse.
15. noun He stood on a high cliff overlooking the town.
Sentence  
noun
The 80m-high cliffs, steep from every angle, appear uninviting, even menacing.
Over time, wave action undercuts sea cliffs and thereby causes them to fall into the ocean.
Down at the base of the cliffs were heaps of surf-worn rocks or little sandy coves inlaid with pebbles as with ocean jewels.
As cliffs and sand dunes retreat, the vacated area becomes part of the beach environment and the position of the beach shifts landward.
Ortygia's port we leave, and skim the mere; / soon Naxos' Bacchanalian hills appear, / and past Olearos and Donysa, crowned / with trees, and Paros' snowy cliffs we steer. / Far-scattered shine the Cyclades renowned, / and clustering isles thick-sown in many a glittering sound.
Fresh blows the breeze, and broader grows the bay, / and on the cliffs is seen Minerva's fane.
At this point the sea formed a little bay where the water was quite calm, but very deep, right up to the cliffs.
At the foot of the cliffs was a strip of fine white sand, to which she swam with the beautiful prince, and laid him down on it.
The cliffs aren't that high.
Ibexes can climb steep cliffs.
Our ship looked like a toy boat against the towering cliffs.
This part of Algeria is known for its steep cliffs.
The sea waves lash incessantly against the cliffs.
Standing on the coast's cliffs is an old lighthouse.
He stood on a high cliff overlooking the town.

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