CLIFF


Meaning of CLIFF in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ high , towering

▪ low

▪ dramatic , precipitous , sheer , steep , vertical

▪ craggy , jagged , rocky , rugged

▪ chalk , limestone , etc.

▪ coastal , mountain , sea

… OF CLIFFS

▪ line

a long line of ~s surrounding the bay

VERB + CLIFF

▪ climb , scale

▪ descend

▪ jump off

CLIFF + VERB

▪ fall , fall away , rise , rise up

The ~s fall away to the north.

Rugged sandstone ~s rose up from the beach.

▪ overlook sth , tower

Steep ~s towered above the river.

▪ crumble

crumbling ~s

CLIFF + NOUN

▪ edge , face , ledge , side , top , wall

▪ path , walk

PHRASES

▪ be perched on a ~

The hotel was perched high on a ~ overlooking the ocean.

▪ the base of the ~ , the bottom of the ~ , the foot of the ~

▪ the edge of the ~

▪ the top of the ~

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