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.

Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.

(construction, masonry) A tool or strip of material used in construction to create a smooth, flat surface or layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material.

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

The sound of something scratching or tearing.

(transitive, construction, masonry) To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.

(intransitive, Scotland) To become rent or torn.

(intransitive, chiefly humorous) To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.

(intransitive) To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.

Strewn with scree.