Associations to the word «Screed»
Verb
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Wiktionary
SCREED, noun. A long discourse or harangue.
SCREED, noun. A piece of writing.
SCREED, noun. 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.
SCREED, noun. A smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
SCREED, verb. (construction) (masonry) To produce a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
SCREED, verb. (construction) (masonry) To use a screed (tool).
Dictionary definition
SCREED, noun. A long monotonous harangue.
SCREED, noun. A long piece of writing.
SCREED, noun. An accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.