A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
Expression in words, either speech or writing.
An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
Any rational expression, reason.
To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
To write or speak formally and at length.
A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.
A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism.
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.
A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.
A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
The sound of something scratching or tearing.
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.
To become rent or torn.
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 make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
Strewn with scree.