pinnacle vs scree

pinnacle

noun
  • A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain. 

  • An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire. 

  • The highest point. 

  • Coordinate term: sea stack 

  • An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success. 

verb
  • To place on a pinnacle. 

  • To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. 

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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