scree

[ skree ]

/ skri /

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noun

a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.

Origin of scree

First recorded in 1775–85, scree is from the Old Norse word skritha landslide

Words nearby scree

screamer, screaming, screaming-meemies, screamo, scream therapy, scree, screech, screeching, screech owl, screechy, screed

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Example sentences from the Web for scree

What followed in that hurly-burly—that mad scramble through brake and thicket, down crag and scree—is impossible to tell.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)|Abel Chapman
This, and any other bad bits, can generally be avoided by climbing down to the scree gully on our left.
Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II|W. P. Haskett Smith
Still more to the east is a shorter gully, composed for the most part of scree, that can be taken in 20 minutes.
Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II|W. P. Haskett Smith
They walked down slowly, him leaning on her arm like an old man, steps faltering in the scree on the slope.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow

Scree: the dbris of decaying rocks, forming a talus on the lower parts of a mountain.
Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England|W. P. Haskett Smith

British Dictionary definitions for scree

scree

/ (skriː) /

noun

an accumulation of weathered rock fragments at the foot of a cliff or hillside, often forming a sloping heapAlso called: talus

Word Origin for scree

Old English scrīthan to slip; related to Old Norse skrītha to slide, German schreiten to walk

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单词	scree
释义	scree [ skree ] / skri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scree ON THESAURUS.COM noun a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain. Origin of scree First recorded in 1775–85, scree is from the Old Norse word skritha landslide Words nearby scree screamer, screaming, screaming-meemies, screamo, scream therapy, scree, screech, screeching, screech owl, screechy, screed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scree What followed in that hurly-burly—that mad scramble through brake and thicket, down crag and scree—is impossible to tell. Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)\|Abel Chapman This, and any other bad bits, can generally be avoided by climbing down to the scree gully on our left. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II\|W. P. Haskett Smith Still more to the east is a shorter gully, composed for the most part of scree, that can be taken in 20 minutes. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II\|W. P. Haskett Smith They walked down slowly, him leaning on her arm like an old man, steps faltering in the scree on the slope. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town\|Cory Doctorow Scree: the dbris of decaying rocks, forming a talus on the lower parts of a mountain. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England\|W. P. Haskett Smith British Dictionary definitions for scree scree / (skriː) / noun an accumulation of weathered rock fragments at the foot of a cliff or hillside, often forming a sloping heapAlso called: talus Word Origin for scree Old English scrīthan to slip; related to Old Norse skrītha to slide, German schreiten to walk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scree debris, rubble, fill, leavings, deposit, sediment, grains, shavings, fragments, brash
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scree

noun

Origin of scree

Words nearby scree

Example sentences from the Web for scree

British Dictionary definitions for scree

noun

Word Origin for scree

Words related to scree