scree
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
scree
- (uncountable) loose#Adjective|Loose stony debris on a slope#Noun|slope. [from early 18th c.]
- (uncountable, by extension) Similar debris made up of broken building material#Noun|material such as brick#Noun|bricks, concrete#Noun|concrete, etc.
- (countable) A slope made up of loose stony debris at the base#Noun|base of a cliff, mountain, etc.
- French: éboulis, pierrier
- German: Schutt, Geröll (informal)
- Italian: ghiaione
- Russian: о́сыпь
- Spanish: talud
- German: Schutt
- German: Talus, Schutthalde, Geröllhalde (informal)
scree (screes, present participle screeing; past and past participle screed)
- To traverse#Verb|traverse scree#Noun|scree downhill.
- German: abfahren
scree (plural screes)
- A harsh, high-pitched sound#Noun|sound or cry#Noun|cry (as of a hawk#Noun|hawk).
scree (screes, present participle screeing; past and past participle screed)
- To make a high-pitched cry like that of a hawk.
scree (screes, present participle screeing; past and past participle screed)
- To flatten or level#Verb|level concrete#Noun|concrete while still wet#Adjective|wet, and remove#Verb|remove protruding gravel and stone#Noun|stones from the surface.
scree (plural screes)
- (Scotland) A coarse sieve#Noun|sieve.
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