Phrase Hound found 56 phrases and 50 compound words that contain cliff. The most common are listed below. Open cliff in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 56
- Cliff notesA rundown (rough outline) of a situation, event, etc.
- benefits cliffA situation that occurs when a small increase in wages results in a sudden decrease in net income, due to suddenly becoming ineligible for benefits.
- Lewis CliffA cliff in Walcott Névé, Buckley Island, Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica.
- Oak CliffA neighbourhood of Dallas, Texas, United States.
- West CliffA suburb of Bournemouth in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0790).
- cliff caveA natural rock shelter, sea cave, or man-made dwelling carved into the vertical face of a cliff and rock formation, ranging from ancient, historic cliff dwellings to dynamic coastal sea caves accessible by hiking or kayaking.
- glass cliffA phenomenon where women in leadership roles are likelier than men to achieve such roles during periods of crisis or downturn, when the risk of failure is highest.
- cliff spurgeA type of drought-deciduous shrub native to Baja California, of species Euphorbia misera.
- cliff railwaySynonym of cliff lift (Sense 1).
- fall off a cliffTo suddenly decrease in quantity; to become less popular or successful.
- Kuiper cliffThe 1:2 resonance, beyond which few objects are known; it may be the outer edge of the classical Kuiper belt or just the beginning of a broad gap.
- American cliff swallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota, a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae.
- cliff faceThe very steep, vertical, or overhanging section of rock, earth, or ice slope usually free of any vegetation or loose material.
- cliff hangerAlternative form of cliffhanger: An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
- bird cliffA steep cliff with numerous small shelves that serve as nesting locations for bird colonies.
- cliff roseAlternative form of cliffrose: Any of several shrubs in the former genus Cowania (now part of Purshia) in the family Rosaceae, native to the western US and northern Mexico.
- cliff-greenAlternative form of cliffgreen: Paxistima canbyi, an ornamental evergreen groundcover or low shrub native to the Appalachian mountains of the Eastern US.
- fiscal cliffA situation where a number of large spending or taxation bills begin or end simultaneously.
- cliff swallowAny of various birds in the genus Petrochelidon that nest in cliffs.
- fall off the cliffsuddenly decline dramatically in performance
- cliff hangersplural of cliff hanger: An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
- fell off a cliffsimple past of fall off a cliff
- cliff stonecropHylotelephium cauticola, a Japanese plant.
- White CliffA barangay of San Narciso, Quezon, Philippines.
- falling off a cliffpresent participle and gerund of fall off a cliff
Compound words 50
- ClevelandA geographic area of hills and dales in North Yorkshire, England.
- CliftonAn English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.
- cliffhangerAn ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
- cliffsideThe side of a cliff.
- clifftopThe top of a cliff.
- HeathcliffA male given name.
- seacliffA cliff that abuts the sea, formed by sea erosion.
- cliffageThe right to quarry limestone from the cliffs of the Gower, or the payment charged for this right.
- cliffdropA cliff which drops down at a steep angle (also figurative and attributive).
- cliffboundBounded by cliffs.