close-reefed

close-reef

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb klohz reef]
- /verb kloʊz rif/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb klohz reef]
- /verb kloʊz rif/

Definition of close-reefed word

adjective close-reefed having most or all of the sail reefs taken in. 1

Just one definition for close-reefed

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Origin of close-reefed

First appearance:

before 1750

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1750-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Close-reefed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Close-reefed

close-reefed popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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