What does screed mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
screednoun
a long monotonous harangue
screednoun
a long piece of writing
screednoun
an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
Wiktionary
screednoun
A long discourse or harangue.
screednoun
A piece of writing.
screednoun
A tool, usually a long strip of wood or other material, for producing a smooth, flat surface on, for example, a concrete floor or a plaster wall.
screednoun
A smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
screedverb
To produce a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
screedverb
To use a screed (tool).
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screed
A screed is a long and often laborious piece of writing or speech that criticizes or argues about a particular subject. In the context of building construction, a screed is a straightedge that is used to spread and smoothen materials like cement or plaster across a surface or floor.
Webster Dictionary
Screednoun
a strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide
Screednoun
a wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat
Screednoun
a fragment; a portion; a shred
Screednoun
a breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill sound; as, martial screeds
Screednoun
an harangue; a long tirade on any subject
Etymology: [See 1st Screed. For sense 2 cf. also Gael. sgread an outcry.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Screed
skrēd, n. a piece torn off: a shred: a long tirade: (Scot.) a strip of mortar: a rent, a tear.—v.t. to repeat glibly. [A.S. screáde, a shred.]
Editors Contribution
Screed
Level (a floor or layer of concrete) with a straight edge using a back and forth motion while moving across the surface.
Submitted by JP03 on June 14, 2015
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of screed in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of screed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- EstrichGerman
- maestraSpanish
- chapeFrench
- mesaPortuguese
- 熨平板Chinese
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