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 ~