scree /skɹiː/noun 5verb 3forms 3 noun5 •Loose stony debris on a slope.To the north the towering scree-strewn slopes of Saddleback begin to draw nearer as we start the abrupt descent towards Keswick. — 1961 •Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc. •A slope made up of scree at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc. •A harsh, high-pitched sound or cry (as of a hawk).I think both of our hearts must have gone into overdrive when we heard the metallic scree of a door being rolled open and the men's voices that accompanied it. — 2008 •(Scotland) A coarse sieve. verb3 •To make a high-pitched cry like that of a hawk.They smelled the land before they saw it. A rich, dark odor of sweet earth, coming at them through a misty rain. Then seabirds appeared, crying and screeing. — 2003 •To traverse scree downhill.We decided it would be fun to go down the face of the mountain screeing ("skiing" on scree). — 2006 •To flatten or level concrete while still wet, and remove protruding gravel and stones from the surface.The crushing and screeing equipment owned by the TVA was transferred from job to job, and the availability of this equipment was one of the factors in determining who would produce the aggregate. — 1948 formsscreed · screeing · screes
