Word Finder - screed

definition

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

synonyms

• scrid

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A piece of land, especially one that is narrow.

definition

A rent, a tear.

synonyms

• cut
• rip

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

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

synonyms

• polemic
• rant
• tirade

definition

Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.

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Senses relating to building construction and masonry.

The buildings have been constructed of steel frames and profiled metal sheet cladding, along with piled foundations and suspended laser screed floors.

On the ground floor the heating pipes are set into screed under the solid wood floorboards.

Thin vinyl floor coverings usually require a smoother finish than can be achieved using screed alone.

The ground floor has a concrete screed covered with parquet.

It is not wise to use the UFH to dry the screed out.

Indeed, the concrete screed is likely to have caused this to happen anyway.

For maximum flexibility, the beam can be reversed and used as a traditional beam screed.

By the way did anyone read through that long screed about President Truman above.

With a traditional cement/sand screed a wait of at least 3 weeks would have been required prior to fixing tiles.

I have just had a new sand and cement screed installed and I want to fix large terracotta floor tiles.

The ground floor screed was also made up of a hemp mix.

The next stage was to apply a bonded 30mm thick ARDEX A 35 cement and sand screed.

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Lay the screed up to the outer frame, ensuring that the PVC extrusion is kept clean.

We laid 50mm expanded polystyrene sheets on top of hardcore with screed on top.

The stairs led down to a mortar screed floor set 40 cm. below the general floor level.

Shrinkage and cracking in concrete and screed flooring is a common problem facing the builder.