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Collocations for cliff - 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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