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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word screeds:

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  1. screeds: Merriam-Webster
  2. screeds: Collins English Dictionary
  3. screeds: Vocabulary.com
  4. Screeds, screeds: Wordnik
  5. screeds: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. screeds: Wiktionary
  7. screeds: Dictionary.com
  8. screeds: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. screeds: Encyclopedia

(Note: See screed as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (screed)

noun:  (chiefly Ireland, Newfoundland, Scotland, dated) A piece or narrow strip cut or torn off from a larger whole; a shred.
noun:  (chiefly regional British, Scotland, dated) A piece of land, especially one that is narrow.
noun:  (chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) A rent, a tear.
noun:  A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
noun:  (by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism.
noun:  Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.
noun:  (construction, masonry) Senses relating to building construction and masonry.
noun:  A tool, usually a long strip of wood or other material, placed on a floor to be covered with concrete, a wall to be plastered, etc., as a guide for producing a smooth, flat surface.
noun:  A tool such as a long strip of wood or other material which is drawn over a wet layer of concrete, plaster, etc., to make it smooth and flat; also, a machine that achieves this effect; a screeder.
noun:  A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.
verb:  (transitive, chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) To rend, to shred, to tear.
verb:  (transitive, Scotland, also figurative, dated) To read or repeat from memory fluently or glibly; to reel off.
verb:  (transitive, construction, masonry) To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.
verb:  (intransitive, Scotland) To become rent or torn.
noun:  (chiefly humorous) A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
noun:  The sound of something scratching or tearing.
verb:  (intransitive, chiefly humorous) To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
verb:  (intransitive) To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
verb:  (transitive, chiefly humorous, obsolete) To play (a sound or tune) on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
adjective:  Strewn with scree.
▸ Also see screed


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