costone — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cliff noun A high, steep face of rock, often found along a coastline.
- crag noun A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
- rib noun One of the curved bones that run from the spine around toward the breastbone, forming the cage that protects the chest.
- ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.
Senses
costone is used for these senses in English:
- cliff A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
- crag (Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
- rib (by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
- ridge The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
cliff — full definition
- noun A high, steep face of rock, often found along a coastline.
- noun A point where something suddenly and sharply drops off or worsens.
crag — full definition
- noun A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
- noun A rough, broken fragment of rock.
- noun A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Pliocene to Pleistocene epochs.
- noun A game played with three dice, similar to Yahtzee.