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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

  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.

crag — full definition

  1. noun A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
  2. noun A rough, broken fragment of rock.
  3. noun A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Pliocene to Pleistocene epochs.
  4. noun A game played with three dice, similar to Yahtzee.

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