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Detailed Synonyms for reed in English

reed:

reed adj

  1. reed
    reed; wicker; cane; rush

reed [the ~] nom

  1. the reed
    the reed
  2. the reed
    – a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed 1
    the reed; the beating-reed instrument; the reed instrument
    – a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed 1
  3. the reed
    – a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it 1
    the reed; the vibrating reed
    – a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it 1
    • reed [the ~] nom
      • the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece1
    • vibrating reed [the ~] nom
  4. the reed
    – tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites 1
    the reed
    – tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites 1

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Related Definitions for "reed":

  1. a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed1
  2. a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it1
    • the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece1
  3. tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites1

Related Synonyms for reed