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Collocations for cliff - noun

ADJECTIVE

high, towering
low
dramatic, precipitous, sheer, steep, vertical
craggy, jagged, rocky, rugged
chalk, limestone, etc.
coastal, mountain, sea

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… OF CLIFFS

line
a long line of cliffs surrounding the bay

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VERB + cliff

climb, scale
descend
jump off

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cliff + VERB

fall, fall away, rise, 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

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cliff + NOUN

edge, face, ledge, side, top, wall
path, walk

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PHRASES

be perched on a cliff
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

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