screed

screed

noun \ˈskrēd\

Definition of SCREED

1

a : a lengthy discourse

b : an informal piece of writing (as a personal letter)

c : a ranting piece of writing

2

: a strip (as of a plaster of the thickness planned for the coat) laid on as a guide

3

: a leveling device drawn over freshly poured concrete

Examples of SCREED

1. In her screed against the recording industry, she blamed her producer for ruining her career.

Origin of SCREED

Middle English screde fragment, alteration of Old English scrēade — more at shred

First Known Use: circa 1789

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with SCREED

bead, Bede, bleed, brede, breed, cede, creed, deed, feed, Gide, gleed, greed, heed, keyed, knead, kneed, lead, mead, Mead, Mede, meed, need, plead, read, rede, reed, seed, Snead, speed, steed, swede, treed, tweed, weed