scree

noun

ˈskrē 

: an accumulation of loose stones or rocky debris lying on a slope or at the base of a hill or cliff : talus

Examples of scree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wyatt dug his heels into the scree, or loose rocks, and then slid his way to a shortcut and an early break. — Barbie Porter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025

The faint trail climbs through forest, up loose scree, and then disappears entirely. — R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025

The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Above the tree line, campanula and campion flowered in the cracks of boulders and yellow poppies found footholds in glacial scree. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Scots & northern English dialect, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skritha landslide, from skrītha to creep; akin to Old High German scrītan to go, Lithuanian skriesti to turn

First Known Use

circa 1781, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scree

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he