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cliff /klɪf/ noun a high area of rock or a mountain with a very steep side, often by the sea or a riveradjectivesa high/low cliff The cliffs here are the highest in Britain.a steep cliff The cliffs were steep and dangerous.a sheer/vertical cliff (=going straight up or down) The sheer cliff looked impossible to climb.a rocky cliff The stream then tumbles down a rocky cliff.a jagged cliff (=with a lot of sharp rocks) This is an area of spectacular gorges and jagged cliffs.a towering cliff (=very high) The towering cliffs of Gibraltar were visible in the distance.a rugged/craggy cliff (=rough and uneven) Huge Atlantic waves were breaking against the rugged cliffs.dramatic cliffs (=very impressive) The west coast has dramatic cliffs and a spectacular rock arch.chalk/limestone/granite cliffs White chalk cliffs rose up from the sea.a sea/coastal cliff The birds breed mainly on sea cliffs and in sea caves.cliff + nounsthe cliff face (=the side of a cliff) Some climbers were scrambling up the steep cliff face.the cliff edge Keep away from the cliff edge.the cliff top There was a lovely view from the cliff top.a cliff ledge (=a flat narrow piece that sticks out from a cliff) The sheep got stuck on a cliff ledge and he had to carry it down.a cliff path I followed the cliff path down to the bay.a cliff walk (=a walk along cliffs) This part of the coast is great for cliff walks.verbsthe cliffs rise (up) literary The cliffs rose up ahead of us.cliffs fall away to sth (=used to say what is at the bottom of cliffs) On one side of the road, steep cliffs fell away to a beach of white sand.climb/scale a cliff (=climb up it) She fell while climbing a cliff.climb down a cliff We climbed down the cliff to the beach.prepositionsoff a cliff I was worried that he was going to jump off the cliff.over a cliff The car went over a cliff.along a cliff They often walked along the cliffs, enjoying the view.phrasesthe top of a cliff We climbed to the top of the cliff.the bottom/foot/base of a cliff His body was found at the foot of the cliff.the edge of a cliff Don’t stand too near the edge of the cliff.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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