scree

Pronunciation




Etymology 1
Probably a, from ; compare (from , from , ). The word is cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  Loose stony debris on a slope.
 * 2)  Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc.
 * 3)  A slope made up of loose stony debris at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc.
 * 1)  Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc.
 * 2)  A slope made up of loose stony debris at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc.
 * 1)  A slope made up of loose stony debris at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc.
 * 1)  A slope made up of loose stony debris at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc.

Derived terms

 * scree plot

Translations

 * Aragonese:
 * Azerbaijani: ovuntu konusu
 * Belarusian: асы́пак
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: tartera
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 岩屑堆
 * Czech: osyp
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: puinhelling,
 * Finnish: louhikko
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Alemannic German: Gand
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Irish: scileach, sceallach
 * Italian: ghiaione
 * Malayalam: ടാലസ്
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, talus
 * Nynorsk: ur, steinrøys
 * Polish:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: melišče
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: taluskon
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: о́сип
 * Welsh: sgri, marian


 * Dutch:
 * German:


 * German: Talus, Schutthalde,
 * Irish: screathan

Verb

 * 1) To traverse scree downhill.

Translations

 * German:

Etymology 2
.

Noun

 * 1) A harsh, high-pitched sound or cry (as of a hawk).

Verb

 * 1) To make a high-pitched cry like that of a hawk.

Etymology 3
A variant of.

Verb

 * 1) To flatten or level concrete while still wet, and remove protruding gravel and stones from the surface.

Etymology 4
Apparently from.

Noun

 * 1)  A coarse sieve.