Converse of object

• descend: Descending scree at first, the southern side of the col soon leads to a choice of routes.

• cross: Crossing the scree we slogged up the snow slopes to the foot of the climb.

• reach: We then carried on until we reached some scree.

• follow: From here, the route follows steep scree, which improves as height is gained.

Preposition: on

• slope: The mountain skyline is open, with upland grasses and rocky screes on the slopes leading to the summits.

Adjective modifier

• siliceous: Ben Nevis Highland Ben Nevis is representative of high altitude siliceous scree in the northwest Scottish Highlands.

• loose: Here I'm starting back down the loose scree toward the track.

• steep: So the map was of little help when the path forked into two steep scree runs.

• rocky: The mountain skyline is open, with upland grasses and rocky screes on the slopes leading to the summits.

• volcanic: The route is covered with volcanic scree and you slip and slide downwards, really punishing your feet and your knees.

• sandy: The base of several faces have slippery sandy scree.

Modifies a noun

• slope: From the scree slope below the quarry face collect 10 loose pebbles.

• garden: It is also a good idea to feed the plants in the scree garden.

• path: Then followed a steeply sided scree path with beautiful views.

• run: Wayne, Neil and I were in our element - it was the greatest scree run on earth!

• gully: The ridge dropped away steeply on either side to vertical walls of rock which in turn went down to big scree gullies.

• fan: A scree fan ran from what must be a hidden gully.

Noun used with modifier

• boulder: There is an abundance of ferns on the boulder screes within the site.

• limestone: Note: that its native habitat are well drained limestone scree slopes.

• block: These cliffs give rise to areas of block scree.