Collocations for cliff - noun
ADJECTIVE
high,
towering
low
dramatic, precipitous, sheer, steep, vertical
craggy, jagged, rocky, rugged
chalk, limestone, etc.
coastal, mountain, sea
low
dramatic, precipitous, sheer, steep, vertical
craggy, jagged, rocky, rugged
chalk, limestone, etc.
coastal, mountain, sea
cliff + VERB
fall,
fall away,
rise,
rise up
The cliffs fall away to the north.
Rugged sandstone cliffs rose up from the beach.
The cliffs fall away to the north.
Rugged sandstone cliffs rose up from the beach.
overlook sth,
tower
Steep cliffs towered above the river.
Steep cliffs towered above the river.
crumble
crumbling cliffs
crumbling cliffs
PHRASES
be perched on a cliff
The hotel was perched high on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
The hotel was perched high on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
the base of the cliff,
the bottom of the cliff,
the foot of the cliff
the edge of the cliff
the top of the cliff
the edge of the cliff
the top of the cliff