scree
About 0.23 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Loose stony debris on a slope. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- noun Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc.
- noun A slope made up of scree at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc.
- verb To traverse scree downhill.
- noun A harsh, high-pitched sound or cry (as of a hawk).
- verb To make a high-pitched cry like that of a hawk.
- verb To flatten or level concrete while still wet, and remove protruding gravel and stones from the surface.
- noun A coarse sieve.
Similar words
talus scall clitter scar scrid debris screed crag scoriation scraugh
Often followed by
and slopes slope plot test of to or is
Word family
screes
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