Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 8 compound words that contain cliffs. The most common are listed below. Open cliffs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- Cliffs EndAlternative form of Cliffsend, this spelling is used on Ordnance Survey maps.
- Red CliffsA town in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia.
- White CliffsA locality in the Central Darling council area and the Unincorporated Far West Area, western New South Wales, Australia.
- Trentham CliffsA locality in the Wentworth council area, south western New South Wales, Australia.
- White Cliffs of DoverA chalky region of English coastline, part of the North Downs formation, facing the Strait of Dover and France.
- benefit cliffsplural of benefit cliff: A situation that occurs when a small increase in wages results in a sudden decrease in net income, due to suddenly becoming ineligible for benefits.
- benefits cliffsplural of benefits cliff: A situation that occurs when a small increase in wages results in a sudden decrease in net income, due to suddenly becoming ineligible for benefits.
- bird cliffsplural of bird cliff: A steep cliff with numerous small shelves that serve as nesting locations for bird colonies.
- fiscal cliffsplural of fiscal cliff: A situation where a number of large spending or taxation bills begin or end simultaneously.
- glass cliffsplural of glass cliff: A 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.
- Cliffs Notes versionAlternative form of CliffsNotes version: A summary or shortened version of something.
- Cliffs Notes versionsplural of Cliffs Notes version: A summary or shortened version of something.
- alto cliffsplural of alto cliff: A type of C-clef when placed on the third line of the staff in musical notation.
- bass cliffsplural of bass cliff: A symbol showing that the second line from the top of the staff represents the F below middle C.
- tenor cliffsplural of tenor cliff: a musical clef that is higher than the bass clef and lower than the alto clef where the A that is a third lower than middle C is the center line
- treble cliffsplural of treble cliff: a symbol showing that the second line from the bottom of the stave represents the G above middle C
Compound words 8
- birdcliffsplural of birdcliff: A steep cliff with numerous small shelves that serve as nesting locations for bird colonies.
- cliffscapesplural of cliffscape: A landscape dominated by cliffs.
- cliffsidesplural of cliffside: The side of a cliff.
- Radcliffsplural of Radcliff: A surname.
- Ratcliffsplural of Ratcliff: A surname.
- seacliffsplural of seacliff: A cliff that abuts the sea, formed by sea erosion.
- Stancliffsplural of Stancliff: A surname.
- undercliffsplural of undercliff: A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.