reed
/ɹiːd/noun1 syllable
Reed means: a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed.
Synonyms for reed5
noun, as in a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
noun, as in 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 (1887-1920)
noun, as in United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)
noun, as in a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
What does reed mean?5
noun
a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
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 (1887-1920)
United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)
a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it“the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece”
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with reed?32
three syllables
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Reed in a sentence
- Islands rely on reeds, just as reeds rely on islands.sithu015
- The harmonium, accordion and mouth organ are aerophones with vibrating reeds.Objectivesea
- Teach me how to play a reed pipe.unknown
- I need to buy a new clarinet reed.CK
- They took the reed and smote him on the head.Cangarejo
- There are reed beds on the far shore.sundown
- Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.AqQoyriq_1
- The woodwind section includes both pipes and reeds.Theocracy
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Forms of reed
as a noun
- plural
- reeds