ALL meanings of reed
reed
R r - noun reed Sir Carol, 1906–76, British film director. 1
- noun reed Ishmael (Scott) born 1938, U.S. novelist and poet. 1
- noun reed John, 1887–1920, U.S. journalist and poet. 1
- noun reed Stanley Forman [fawr-muh n] /ˈfɔr mən/ (Show IPA), 1884–1980, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1938–57. 1
- noun reed Thomas Brackett, 1839–1902, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1889–91, 1895–99. 1
- noun reed Walter C. 1851–1902, U.S. army surgeon who proved that a type of mosquito transmits the yellow fever virus. 1
- noun reed a male given name, form of Read. 1
- verb with object reed to sift (grain, peas, beans, etc.). 1
- idioms reed a broken reed, a person or thing too frail or weak to be relied on for support: Under stress he showed himself to be a broken reed. 1
- noun reed plant 1
- noun reed stalks of the plant 1
- noun reed music instrument part 1
- noun reed wind instrument 1
- countable noun reed Reeds are tall plants that grow in large groups in shallow water or on ground that is always wet and soft. They have strong, hollow stems that can be used for making things such as mats or baskets. 0
- countable noun reed A reed is a small piece of cane or metal inserted into the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument. The reed vibrates when you blow through it and makes a sound. 0
- noun reed any of various widely distributed tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, esp P. communis, that grow in swamps and shallow water and have jointed hollow stalks 0
- noun reed the stalk, or stalks collectively, of any of these plants, esp as used for thatching 0
- noun reed a thin piece of cane or metal inserted into the tubes of certain wind instruments, which sets in vibration the air column inside the tube 0
- noun reed a wind instrument or organ pipe that sounds by means of a reed 0
- noun reed one of the several vertical parallel wires on a loom that may be moved upwards to separate the warp threads 0
- noun reed a small semicircular architectural moulding 0
- noun reed an ancient Hebrew unit of length equal to six cubits 0
- verb reed to fashion into or supply with reeds or reeding 0
- verb reed to thatch using reeds 0
- noun reed Sir Carol. 1906–76, English film director. His films include The Third Man (1949), An Outcast of the Islands (1951), and Oliver! (1968), for which he won an Oscar 0
- noun reed Lou. 1942–2013, US rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist: member of the Velvet Underground (1965–70). His albums include Transformer (1972), Berlin (1973), Street Hassle (1978), New York (1989), Set the Twilight Reeling (1996), and The Raven (2003) 0
- noun reed Walter. 1851–1902, US physician, who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1900) 0
- noun reed John1887-1920; U.S. journalist & radical 0
- noun reed Walter1851-1902; U.S. army surgeon & bacteriologist 0
- noun reed any of various tall, slender grasses (esp. genus Phragmites), with plumelike inflorescences, growing in wet or marshy land 0
- noun reed the stem of any of these grasses 0
- noun reed such plants or stems collectively, specif. as material for thatching, basketwork, etc. 0
- noun reed a rustic musical instrument made from a hollow stem or stalk and played by blowing through it 0
- noun reed an ancient Hebrew unit of linear measure equal to 6 cubits: Ezek. 40:3 0
- noun reed a device on a loom, by means of which threads are drawn between the separated threads of the warp 0
- noun reed an arrow 0
- noun reed a small, rounded molding; reeding 0
- noun reed a thin strip of some flexible substance, as cane, placed against the opening of the mouthpiece of certain wind instruments, as the clarinet, so as to leave a narrow opening: when vibrated by the breath, it produces a musical tone 0
- noun reed an instrument with a reed or reeds 0
- noun reed in some organs, a similar device that vibrates in a current of air 0
- noun reed the reed instruments of an orchestra, band, etc. or the players of these instruments 0
- adjective reed designating an instrument whose sound is produced by a vibrating reed or reeds, specif., the oboe, clarinet, saxophone, English horn, or bassoon 0
- adjective reed composed of or for such an instrument or instruments 0
- verb transitive reed to thatch or decorate with reeds 0