Yes
Steep as a verb: dunk, soak.Steep as an adjective: high, bold.
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The word "precipice" has a cognate in Latin, which is "praeceps," meaning "headlong" or "steep."
It is from the word 'labes', meaning a fall or slide.
The root word of "precipitous" is "precipice," which comes from the Latin word "praeceps" meaning steep or headlong.
It was horrifying to watch the semi-truck slide on the slippery road and go rolling down a steep embankmment.
Depends which bluff you mean. Bluff as a steep promontory or a steep bank comes from an early Dutch word 'Blaf' meaning 'broad' . Bluff as a poker term is early American English, taken from another Dutch word, 'Bluffen' meaning to 'brag or boast'. Another Dutch word 'verbluffen' meaning to 'baffle or mislead' is also applicable.
The word "escarpment" has a similar meaning to rock faces and cliffs. It refers to a steep slope or long cliff that results from erosion or faulting.
Origins in Northern Spain meaning 'steep hill' or even 'small cottage'
No, it is an adjective."Steep" is usually an adjective, or word used to describe a noun. For example, if you say, "That was a steep cliff," then "steep" describes the "cliff." A noun is a word used to describe a person, place, or thing. However, there are cases when you can use the word steep as a noun, in which case it means a steep slope.
That was a very steep hill!
A steep incline. A precipice.