Home
Word of the Week
Links
for
Word Lovers
Crossword Solver
AllWords Forums
AllWords Blog
Help
Bookstore
Advertise
Copyrights
Privacy
AllWords Search Box
Contact Us
English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search
Your Query of 'reed' Resulted in 1 Matches
Displaying Items 1 through 1
Definitions
reed
noun
(
countable
and
uncountable
; plural: reeds)
(
countable
) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
(
countable
) The hollow stem of these plants.
(
countable
) Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising of a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it.
(
countable
) A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.
(
uncountable
) (as a material)
Translations:
Dutch: riet
French: roseau , jonc
German: Schilf
Italian: canna
Spanish: caí±a
Etymology:
Middle English
rede
, Old English
hrÄod
Find:
Words Starting With:
Words Ending With:
Words Containing:
Words That Match:
Translate Into:
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Enter your search terms
Submit search form
Web
www.allwords.com
Browse the Dictionary
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
Allwords Copyright 1998-2008
Allsites LLC.
All rights reserved.
