Precipice

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  • noun. An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff.
  • noun. The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A headlong fall; an abrupt descent.
  • noun. A bank or cliff extremely steep, or even perpendicular or overhanging; a headlong declivity.
  • noun. The brink of a steep declivity; hence, a dangerous place; a critical position; a perilous location.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A sudden or headlong fall.
  • noun. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A very steep cliff.
  • noun. The brink of a dangerous situation.
  • noun. A headlong fall or descent.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a very steep cliff
    • Word Usage
    "So, yes, do I continue to oppose it and I do think the term precipice was a good choice of words, John."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cliff  drop  drop-off  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abyss  ascent  bluff  boulder  cataract  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bluff  cliff  cliff  crag  crest  
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