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   Reed

   /rēd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground.
   • ▪ used in names of plants similar to the reed and growing in wet habitats, e.g. bur reed.
   • ▪ reeds growing in a mass or used as material, especially for making thatch or household items: "a reed curtain"
   • ▪ the tall, thin, straight stalk of a reed, used especially as material for thatching. British
   • ▪ a rustic musical pipe made from a reed or from straw: literary "as if thy waves had only heard the shepherd's reed"
   • ▪ an arrow. literary
   • 2. a weak or impressionable person: "the jurors were mere reeds in the wind"
   • 3. a piece of thin cane or metal, sometimes doubled, that vibrates in a current of air to produce the sound of various musical instruments, as in the mouthpiece of a clarinet or oboe, at the base of some organ pipes, and as part of a set in the accordion and harmonica: "a reed instrument"
   • ▪ a wind instrument played with a reed.
   • ▪ an organ stop with reed pipes.
   • 4. an electrical contact used in a magnetically operated switch or relay: "the permanent magnet closes the reeds and contacts together"
   • 5. a comblike implement (originally made from reed or cane) used by a weaver to separate the threads of the warp and correctly position the weft.
   • 6. a set of semicylindrical adjacent moldings like reeds laid together.

   Word Origin Old Englishhrēod, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch riet and German Ried.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reedlike adjective

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   reed: [noun] any of various tall grasses with slender often prominently jointed stems that grow especially in wet areas. a stem of a reed. a person or thing too weak to rely on : one easily swayed or overcome.

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   Reed definition: the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.. See examples of REED used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REED definition: 1. (the hollow stem of) any of various types of tall, stiff plants like grasses growing together in…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   REED meaning: 1. (the hollow stem of) any of various types of tall, stiff plants like grasses growing together in…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › reedReed - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A reed is a woody plant with long, slender leaves. Reeds need a lot of moisture, and they usually grow in or near a marsh.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishreed noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of reed noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   13 meanings: 1. any of various widely distributed tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, esp P. communis, that grow in swamps.... Click for more definitions.

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   Define reed. reed synonyms, reed pronunciation, reed translation, English dictionary definition of reed. a marsh plant with a firm stem; the vibrating part of the mouthpiece of some wind instruments Not to be confused with: read – reproduce written words...

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    Reed definition: A primitive wind instrument made of a hollow reed stalk.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREED | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    REED definition: a tall, stiff plant like grass that grows near water. Learn more.