jyrkänne — meaning in English

English meaning

• bluff verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
• cliff noun A high, steep face of rock, often found along a coastline.
• precipice noun A very steep cliff or drop.
• rampart noun A defensive wall or raised bank of earth surrounding a fort or town, often topped with a walkway.
• shelve verb To fit a place, such as a library, with shelves.
• still adj Not moving; calm and motionless.

Senses

jyrkänne is used for these senses in English:

• bluff A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
• cliff A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
• precipice A very steep cliff.
• rampart A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
• scarp (geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment.
• shelve (archaic) A rocky shelf or ledge of a cliff, a mountain, etc.
• still A period of calm or silence.

bluff — full definition

1. verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
2. noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
3. noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.

cliff — full definition

1. noun A high, steep face of rock, often found along a coastline.
2. noun A point where something suddenly and sharply drops off or worsens.

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