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reef

39 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) reef (noun)
  2. 2) reef (verb)
  3. 3) reef (noun)
  4. reef band (noun)
  5. reef bass (noun)
  6. reef crab (noun)
  7. reef cringle (noun)
  8. reef goose (noun)
  9. reef heron (noun)
  10. reef jig (noun)
  11. reef knoll (noun)
  12. reef knot (noun)
  13. reef line (noun)
  14. reef netting (noun)
  15. reef pendant (noun)
  16. reef point (noun)
  17. reef sponge (noun)
  18. reef tackle (noun)
  19. back-reef (adjective)
  20. balance reef (noun)
  21. barrier reef (noun)
  22. close reef (noun)
  23. close-reef (verb)
  24. coral reef (noun)
  25. coral-reef limestone (noun)
  26. double-reef (transitive verb)
  27. French reef (noun)
  28. fringing reef (noun)
  29. patch reef (noun)
  30. platform reef (noun)

1reef

noun \ˈrēf\

Definition of REEF

1
: a part of a sail taken in or let out in regulating size
2
: reduction in sail area by reefing

Origin of REEF

Middle English riff, from Old Norse rif; probably akin to Old Norse rīfa to rend — more at rive
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

Rhymes with REEF

beef, brief, chief, fief, grief, kef, leaf, lief, sheaf, thief

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