cliff

noun

/klɪf/

Idioms

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a high area of rock with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean
- the cliff edge/top
- the chalk cliffs of southern England
- a castle perched high on the cliffs above the river
- We set off along the cliff path.
see also fiscal cliff
Wordfinder
- beach
- cliff
- coast
- dune
- headland
- inlet
- promontory
- sea
- shore
- tide
Extra Examples
- Steep cliffs towered above the river.
- The cliffs fall away to the north.
- The hotel was perched high on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
- a long line of cliffs surrounding the bay
- crumbling cliffs
Topics Geographyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- towering
- low
- …
… of cliffs
- line
verb + cliff
- climb
- scale
- descend
- …
cliff + verb
- fall
- fall away
- rise
- …
cliff + noun
- edge
- face
- ledge
- …
phrases
- be perched on a cliff
- the base of the cliff
- the bottom of the cliff
- …
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Word OriginOld English clif, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klif.

Idioms

fall off a cliff

(informal) to decrease quickly and suddenly in quantity or quality
- Sales fell off a cliff in the first quarter of the year.

单词	cliff
释义	cliff noun /klɪf/ /klɪf/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image a high area of rock with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean the cliff edge/top the chalk cliffs of southern England a castle perched high on the cliffs above the river We set off along the cliff path. see also fiscal cliff Wordfinder beach cliff coast dune headland inlet promontory sea shore tide Extra Examples Steep cliffs towered above the river. The cliffs fall away to the north. The hotel was perched high on a cliff overlooking the ocean. a long line of cliffs surrounding the bay crumbling cliffs Topics Geographyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high towering low … … of cliffs line verb + cliff climb scale descend … cliff + verb fall fall away rise … cliff + noun edge face ledge … phrases be perched on a cliff the base of the cliff the bottom of the cliff … See full entry Word OriginOld English clif, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klif. Idioms fall off a cliff (informal) to decrease quickly and suddenly in quantity or quality Sales fell off a cliff in the first quarter of the year. Cliff /klɪf/ /klɪf/ jump to other results a first name for boys, short for Clifford
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