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cliff
adjectives
high/low
• The cliffs here are the highest in Britain.
steep
(= sloping at a high angle )
• The cliffs were steep and dangerous.
a sheer/vertical cliff
(= straight up and down rather than sloping )
• Sheer cliffs defend the island.
a sea cliff
• The birds breed mainly on sea cliffs and in sea caves.
a coastal cliff
• Here the coastal cliffs are low, jutting out into the sea.
a rocky cliff
• The forest stops where a rocky cliff falls to a saltwater lagoon.
a craggy/jagged cliff
(= with a lot of sharp rocks )
• This is an area of spectacular gorges and jagged cliffs.
a rugged cliff
(= rough and uneven )
• Huge Atlantic waves were breaking against the rugged cliffs.
a towering cliff
(= very high )
• the towering cliffs of Gibraltar
chalk/limestone/granite cliffs
• White chalk cliffs rose up from the sea.
cliff + NOUN
a cliff face
(= a steep surface or side of a cliff )
• Some climbers were scrambling up the steep cliff face.
a cliff edge
• Keep away from the cliff edge.
a cliff top
• There was a lovely view from the cliff top.
a cliff ledge
(= a flat narrow piece that sticks out from a cliff )
• Some of the goats were even grazing on the cliff ledges.
a cliff path
• I followed the cliff path down to the bay.
a cliff walk
(= a walk along cliffs )
• Shall we do the cliff walk this morning?
phrases
be perched (high) on a cliff
(= be situated on a cliff )
• An 11th century castle is perched high on the cliff.
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noun ADJ. high, towering | low | dramatic, precipitous, sheer, steep | craggy, jagged, rocky, rugged | chalk, limestone, etc. | coastal, mountain, river, sea QUANT. line a long line of cliffs surrounding the bay VERB + CLIFF climb, scale CLIFF + VERB fall (away), rise (up) The cliffs fall away to the north. Rugged sandstone cliffs rose up from the beach. | overlook sth, tower Steep cliffs towered above the river. | crumble crumbling cliffs CLIFF + NOUN edge, face, ledge, top | path, walk PHRASES be perched (high) on a cliff The hotel was perched high on a cliff overlooking the sea. | the base/bottom/edge/foot/top of the cliff
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