screed

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːd

[edit] Noun

screed (plural screeds)

1. A long discourse or harangue.
2. A piece of writing.
3. 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.
4. A smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.

[edit] Verb

to screed (third-person singular simple present screeds, present participle screeding, simple past and past participle screeded)

1. to produce a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
2. to use a screed (tool).