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Verbi

1. (transitive, chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) To rend, to shred, to tear.
2. (intransitive, chiefly humorous) To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
3. (transitive, Scotland, also, figurative, dated) To read or repeat from memory fluently or glibly; to reel off.
4. (intransitive) To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
5. (transitive, construction, masonry) 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.
6. (transitive, chiefly humorous, obsolete) To play (a sound or tune) on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
7. (intransitive, Scotland) To become rent or torn.

Adjektiivi

1. Strewn with scree.

Substantiivi

1. (chiefly humorous) A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
2. A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
3. The sound of something scratching or tearing.
4. (by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism.
5. Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.
6. (construction, masonry) Senses relating to building construction and masonry.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.
10. (chiefly Ireland, Newfoundland, Scotland, dated) A piece or narrow strip cut or torn off from a larger whole; a shred.
11. (chiefly regional British, Scotland, dated) A piece of land, especially one that is narrow.
12. (chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) A rent, a tear.