-ice

1. An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; such as, a crag or the face of a cliff.
2. The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation: "The school team was on the precipice of defeat."
3. Etymology: from "fall to great depth"; from French précipice, from Latin pręcipitium, "a steep place"; literally, "a fall" or "leap"; from pręceps, pręcipitis, "steep, headlong, headfirst"; from prae-, "in front" + caput, "head".

The meaning of "steep face of rock" is recorded from 1632.

Boyhood, childhood.

1. Word done by someone for another; such as, a job, a duty, a punishment, or a favor.
2. A system or operation by which people are provided with something they need, e.g., public transportation, or the organization that runs such a system.

1. Either of the times when the sun is farthest from the equator, on or about June 21 or December 21.

The summer solstice falls in June in the northern hemisphere but in December in the southern hemisphere, and vice versa for the winter solstice.

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and the winter solstice is the shortest.

2. Either of the two points on the ecliptic when the sun reaches its northernmost or southernmost point relative to the celestial equator.