how to pronounce scree

/skɹiː/

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scree is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of scree in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… ciliated and scree cells can be …”

meanings of scree

noun:

A coarse sieve.
A harsh, high-pitched sound or cry (as of a hawk).
Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc.
A slope made up of loose stony debris at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc.
Loose stony debris on a slope.

verb:

To flatten or level concrete while still wet, and remove protruding gravel and stones from the surface.
To traverse scree downhill.
To make a high-pitched cry like that of a hawk.

scree frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word scree occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics scree can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that scree can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;