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Word: Screed
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: probably a variant of the noun shred. The early sense was ‘fragment cut from a main piece’, then ‘torn strip’, whence (via the notion of a long roll or list) screed (sense 1 of the noun)
skriːd
a long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious
Short Definition:long speech or piece of writing
Examples:- her criticism appeared in the form of screeds in a local film magazine
a levelled layer of material (e.g. cement) applied to a floor or other surface.
Short Definition:levelled layer of material
Word: Screed
Speech Type: Verb
skriːd
level (a floor or layer of concrete) with a straight edge using a back and forth motion while moving across the surface.
Short Definition:level floor or layer of concrete with straight edge using back and forth motion while moving across surface
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