cliff dwelling vs dwelling

cliff dwelling and dwelling both are nouns.

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

As nouns, dwelling is a hypernym of cliff dwelling; that is, dwelling 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
dwelling: housing that someone is living in

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

cliff dwelling (noun)	dwelling (noun)
a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff	housing that someone is living in