Associations to the word «Scree»

Wiktionary

SCREE, noun. (uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope.
SCREE, noun. A slope of such material at the base of a cliff, etc.
SCREE, verb. To flatten or level concrete, while still wet, and clear protruding stones and gravel from the surface.
SCREE, verb. To traverse scree.
SCREE, noun. A harsh high-pitched sound as of a hawk.
SCREE, verb. To make a high-pitched sound like that of a hawk.

Dictionary definition

SCREE, noun. A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff.

Wise words

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