reef
/ɹiːf/noun, verb1 syllable
Reef means: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese.
Synonyms for reef2
noun, as in a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
What does reef mean?6
noun
a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
verb
lower and bring partially inboard“reef the sailboat's mast”
roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with reef?11
three syllables
Reef in a sentence
- The ship was wrecked on a sunken reef.unknown
- I went snorkeling in a beautiful coral reef.darinmex
- Dynamite fishing is extremely destructive to reef ecosystems.Scott
- The coral reef is the region's prime attraction.CK
- The marine conservation group educates local communities on how to protect coral reef ecosystems.Hybrid
- How would you do a reef knot that is difficult to untie?terrywallwork
- Gabor noticed some reef sharks in the area.Amastan
- They went on a snorkeling adventure in the coral reef.Igider
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Forms of reef
as a noun
- plural
- reefs
as a verb
- past tense
- reefed
- present participle
- reefing
- third-person singular
- reefs
- past participle
- reefed