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Screed vs Scried - What's the difference?

screed | scried |

As verbs the difference between screed and scried

is that screed is (construction|masonry) to produce a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material while scried is (scry).

As a noun screed

is a long discourse or harangue.

screed

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A long discourse or harangue.
  • A piece of writing.
  • A tool, usually a long strip of wood or other material, for producing a smooth, flat surface on, for example, a concrete floor or a plaster wall.
  • A smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
  • Synonyms

    *(impassioned and angry discourse) diatribe, harangue, polemic, rant, tirade *(smooth flat layer of concrete or similar) slab

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (construction, masonry) To produce a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
  • (construction, masonry) To use a screed (tool).
  • Quotations

    * 1999 , U.S. Dept. of the Army, Concrete, masonry, and brickwork: a practical handbook , page 131 *: The sequence of the operation is: screed', vibrate, then ' screed again. If forms are in good alignment and firmly supported, and if the concrete has the correct workability,

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    scried

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (scry)
  • Anagrams

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    scry

    English

    (scrying)

    Etymology 1

    From (descry) < (etyl) decrien < Old French descrier

    Verb

  • To predict the future using crystal balls.
  • The fortune teller claimed she could scry [into] the future.
  • (obsolete) To descry; to see.
  • (Spenser)
    Derived terms
    * scryer

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) ascrie

    Noun

    (scries)
  • (obsolete) A cry or shout.
  • A flock of wildfowl.
  • (Webster 1913)