What is the meaning of Reed?

Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.

The hollow stem of these plants.

Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it.

A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.

A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving.

A piece of whalebone or similar for stiffening the skirt or waist of a woman's dress.

Reeding.

A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the charge in blasting.

Straw prepared for thatching a roof.

A missile weapon.

A measuring rod.

  1. A Babylonian unit of measure the length of a reed, equal to half a nindan, or six cubits.

A Babylonian unit of measure the length of a reed, equal to half a nindan, or six cubits.

To thatch.

To mill or mint with reeding.

simple past and past participle of ree

The fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet.

singular past indicative of rijden

inflection of reden:

  1. first-person singular present indicative
  2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
  3. imperative

first-person singular present indicative

(in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative

imperative

advice, counsel

red

ready, prepared

red

skate

driveway

journey

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