reed


Definition: Meaning of, reed in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / riːd /

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  1. [uncountable and countable] a type of tall plant like grass that grows in wet places
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  2. [countable] a thin piece of wood that is attached to a musical instrument such as an OBOE or CLARINET, and that produces a sound when you blow over it
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Reed


Definition: Meaning of, Reed in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / riːd /

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  1. 1851-1902 united States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes
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  2. 1887-1920 united States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow
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Reed used in phrases

  • Australian reed grass (noun)
    1. tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay
  • Egyptian paper reed (noun)
    1. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fibre that served many purposes in historic times
  • John Reed (noun)
    1. 1887-1920 united States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow
  • Reed, Sir Carol
    1. (1906-76) a British film DIRECTOR, whose films include The Third Man (1949), Our Man in Havana (1959), and the musical film Oliver! (1968)
  • Walter Reed (noun)
    1. 1851-1902 united States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes
  • beating-reed instrument (noun)
    1. a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
  • bur reed (noun)
    1. marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit
  • bur-reed family (noun)
    1. coextensive with the genus Sparganium
  • cane reed (noun)
    1. tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
  • common reed (noun)
    1. tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
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