cliff dwelling vs abode

cliff dwelling and abode both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cliff dwelling	Yes	No	No	No
abode	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abode is a hypernym of cliff dwelling; that is, abode is a word with a broader meaning than cliff dwelling:

cliff dwelling: a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff
abode: housing that someone is living in

Other hypernyms of cliff dwelling include domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home.

cliff dwelling (noun)	abode (noun)
a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff	housing that someone is living in
	any address at which you dwell more than temporarily