Associations to the word «Screed»

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

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche