screed
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/skɹiːd/
English
Definitions
noun
- A piece or narrow strip cut or torn off from a larger whole; a shred.
- A piece of land, especially one that is narrow.
- A rent, a tear.
- A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
verb
- To rend, to shred, to tear.
- To read or repeat from memory fluently or glibly; to reel off.
- 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.
- To become rent or torn.
noun
- A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
- The sound of something scratching or tearing.
verb
- To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
- To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
- To play (a sound or tune) on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
adjective
- Strewn with scree.“We clambered up a screed slope.”
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Synonyms
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