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SCREED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("screed" is a kind of...):
slip; strip (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A long piece of writing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("screed" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A long monotonous harangue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("screed" is a kind of...):
harangue; rant; ranting (a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion)
