Screed (Noun)
Meaning 1
An accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A long piece of writing.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
A long monotonous harangue.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- His boss subjected him to a lengthy screed about his tardiness, lecturing him for over an hour.
- The politician's critics labeled her speech a self-serving screed designed to deflect attention from her own corruption.
- The man stood on the street corner, shouting a vitriolic screed at passersby about the government's injustices.
- The professor droned on in a tedious screed about the importance of proper citation, putting her students to sleep.
- The comedian's stand-up routine included a hilarious parody of a right-wing screed, expertly skewering its absurdity.