cliff
[noun]
Synonyms: rock face, bluff, crag, escarpment, overhang, precipice, scar, scarp

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English Thesaurus: mountain, hill, Mount, cliff, precipice, ...

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I. Cliff
an informal name for Cliff Richard

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II. Cliff, Jimmy
(1948–) a Jamaican singer and songwriter of reggae music, known especially for his song The Harder They Come and for appearing in the film of the same name

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cliff /klɪf/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: clif]
a large area of rock or a mountain with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or a river

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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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cliff

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.
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?
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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mountain a very high hill:
the highest mountain in Austria
hill an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a rounded top:
We went for a walk in the hills.
The house is surrounded by woods, farmland and gentle hills.
Mount (also Mt written abbreviation) used in the names of mountains. Don’t say ‘Fuji Mountain’ – say ‘Mount Fuji’:
Mount Everest
cliff the steep side of an area of land, often next to the sea:
the white cliffs of Dover
precipice especially literary a very steep and dangerous cliff:
They were standing on the edge of a precipice.
crag a high steep rock or mountain:
An eagle sailed over the high crags.
ridge a long narrow area of high ground, especially at the top of a mountain:
I could see a group of climbers high up on a ridge.
knoll a small round hill:
a grassy knoll
volcano a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out:
the eruption of a volcano
summit the very highest point of a mountain:
the summit of Mt Everest
peak especially literary the top of a mountain:
the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas
a distant peak
range/chain a group of mountains or hills arranged in a line:
the mountain range that is part of the border between Norway and Sweden
foothills a group of smaller hills below a range of high mountains:
the Sierra foothills

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