Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

clift

1 American  
[klift] / klɪft /

noun

South Midland U.S.
  1. cliff.


Clift 2 American  
[klift] / klɪft /

noun

  1. Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.


Etymology

Origin of clift

1350–1400; Middle English, alteration of cliff (perhaps by influence of cleft 1 )

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Those like me, who hold to the historic teaching, also feel that pain, and all groups need to be recognised," said Simon Clift, a lay member of Synod from Winchester.

From BBC

That 1948 John Wayne-Montgomery Clift drama, a Shakespearean clash of personalities on an epic cattle drive from Texas to Missouri, was a Hawks masterpiece and the greatest western of the Hollywood Golden Age.

From The Wall Street Journal

Written and directed by comedian Joey Clift, this delightful short trains a humorous lens on a young boy named Jake who attends his first powwow when he’d much rather just play video games.

From Salon

And I instantly thought of Montgomery Clift, in “The Heiress” specifically.

From Los Angeles Times

We time travel and go back into a 1950s-style musical, and I get to live my Gene Kelly, Errol Flynn, Montgomery Clift fantasy with the character of Kendall Nesbitt.

From Los Angeles Times