height vs scree

height

noun
  • An area of land at the top of a cliff. 

  • The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse). 

  • The highest point or maximum degree. 

  • The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level. 

  • A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue. 

  • A mountain, especially a very high one. 

  • The amplitude of a sine function 

  • The distance from the base of something to the top. 

  • A high point. 

scree

noun
  • A slope made up of loose stony debris at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc. 

  • Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc. 

  • Loose stony debris on a slope. 

  • A coarse sieve. 

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

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. 

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