Definition of "screed" [screed]

• A long monotonous speech or piece of writing. (noun)
• A strip of wood, plaster, or metal placed on a wall or pavement as a guide for the even application of plaster or concrete. (noun)
• A layer or strip of material used to level off a horizontal surface such as a floor. (noun)
• A smooth final surface of a substance, such as concrete, applied to a floor. (noun)

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• "Where in any of this screed is there anything that is not a bunch of opinionated backwash."
• "The fiasco being railed against in this screed is the one that broke iMacs and was ultimately solved by drawing on the CD with a Sharpie."
• "You may be right about Hunter using the term screed, pejoratively, to apply to others’ rants, not his own."