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Reed

🔄 Synonyms of "Reed"

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Word	Definition
beating-reed instrumentnoun	a musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed
walter reed	(September 13, 1851 – November 23, 1902) a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Reed"

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Word	Definition
beating-reed instrumentnoun	a musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed
walter reed	(September 13, 1851 – November 23, 1902) a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact.
grassnoun	(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
cattailnoun	(US, historically, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire) Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
rednoun	(countable and uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
platenoun	A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
fynnoun	Synonym of Funen, an island in Denmark. This is the Danish name.
canarynoun	A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
sheetnoun	A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
layernoun	A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
raidnoun	(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
reddnoun	A spawning nest made by a fish.
readnoun	A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
woodwindnoun	(music) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.
oboenoun	(music) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
roseaunoun	The capital city of Dominica.
reidnoun	(countable) A surname.
sternbergnoun	A surname.
sedgenoun	Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
bulrushnoun	Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.