Screed

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːd

Origin

From Middle English screde ("fragment, strip of cloth") (from which also shred

“Spotlight on... Screed” Take Our Word For It, Issue 1, July 20, 1998

), from Old English scrēade

Full definition of screed

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (impassioned and angry discourse) diatribe, harangue, polemic, rant, tirade
• (smooth flat layer of concrete or similar) slab

Related terms

• shred

Verb

1. (construction, masonry) To produce a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
2. (construction, masonry) To use a screed (tool).

Anagrams

• creeds