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| brink |
the edge or brim of a slope or cliff. [1/2 definitions] |
| cave |
a natural hole or hollow in the earth. Many caves have openings in a hillside or cliff. |
| cliff |
A cliff is a high, steep hill of rock. |
| dive |
If someone dives, it means that they practice a sport or hobby in which they jump from a high place, like from an airplane or cliff, or jump from a boat to swim underwater with breathing equipment. [1/4 definitions] |
| ledge |
a shelf of rock coming out from a wall or cliff. [1/2 definitions] |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| recess |
A recess is an area in a wall, cliff, or other surface that is not filled in like the rest of it. It is a hollow, open space. [1/4 definitions] |
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