screed
noun
- 1
A piece or narrow strip cut or torn off from a larger whole; a shred.
- 2
A piece of land, especially one that is narrow.
- 3
A rent, a tear.
- 4
A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
- 5
(by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism; a diatribe, a harangue.
- 6
Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.
- 7
Senses relating to building construction and masonry.
verb
- 1
To rend, to shred, to tear.
- 2
To read or repeat from memory fluently or glibly; to reel off.
- 3
To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.
- 4
To become rent or torn.
noun
- 1
A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
- 2
The sound of something scratching or tearing.
verb
- 1
To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
- 2
To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
- 3
To play (a sound or tune) on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
adjective
- 1
Strewn with scree.
“We clambered up a screed slope.”
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