A piece or narrow strip cut or torn off from a larger whole; a shred.

A piece of land, especially one that is narrow.

A rent, a tear.

A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.

(by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism; a diatribe, a harangue.

Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.

Senses relating to building construction and masonry.

To rend, to shred, to tear.

To read or repeat from memory fluently or glibly; to reel off.

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.

To become rent or torn.

A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.

The sound of something scratching or tearing.

To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.

To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.

To play (a sound or tune) on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.

Strewn with scree.