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to reed

to reed

1 8.6
To cover a roof with bundles of long grass that grow near water
  • verb
  • /rid/
  • UK
: techar con cañas
  • The workers reed the roof of the cottage.

Examples

  • The villagers reeded the cottage roof to prepare for the rainy season.

  • Local craftsmen reeded several houses in the traditional style last year.

  • Before winter arrived, they carefully reeded the barn to keep it dry.

  • Can you reed that building before winter?

  • The villagers reeded the cottage roof to prepare for the rainy season.

  • Before winter arrived, they carefully reeded the barn to keep it dry.

  • Local craftsmen reeded several houses in the traditional style last year.

Compounds

2 8.1

A keyboard instrument that makes sound when air is pushed through thin metal strips using hand pumps

An instrument that makes sound when a reed vibrates, like a clarinet or saxophone

1 5.3

A very tall grass with jointed stems and feathery white flower clusters near rivers

1 5.6

A tall grass with feathery flower heads that grows near rivers and marshes

reed pipe
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A pipe in an organ that makes sound when a thin metal strip vibrates, giving a bright tone

double reed
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Two thin pieces of cane joined together that vibrate to make sound in instruments like the oboe

vibrating reed
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A thin stiff strip that makes sound when air moves through it in instruments like clarinets

free-reed
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A thin metal tongue that vibrates in a slot to make sound in harmonicas or accordions

free-reed instrument
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A wind instrument that makes sound when air moves a thin reed, like an accordion or harmonica

A tall grass that lives for many years and grows in wet places like riverbanks and ditches

1 5.0

A musical instrument that makes sound with two reeds, like an oboe or bassoon

A tall garden grass with feathery flower spikes used for decoration

1 4.4

A group of players in a band or orchestra who play clarinets and saxophones

1 3.7

A tall grass with feathery flower heads that grows by lakes and rivers

1 8.5

A tall marsh plant with long flat leaves and long brown seed heads used for weaving mats and chair seats

bur reed
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A marsh plant with long narrow leaves and round spiky fruits that stick to fur

A musical instrument that makes sound when a thin piece of wood or cane vibrates as you blow

bur-reed family
  • Specialized
9.6

A group of water plants with long grass-like leaves and round flower heads

7.5

Tall grass that grows in thick groups near rivers in the southern United States

ditch reed
  • Specialized
8.2

A tall plant in wet places with long leaves and feathery flowers used to make mats and arrow shafts

A tall plant from the Nile valley with strong stems used to make paper and mats

8.5

A tall grass from Australia with long thin stalks often used for hay

8.6

A small songbird that lives among reeds by water with a streaked brown back and males with black heads

A grass that grows in wet fields and marshes and provides grazing for cattle

reed rhapis
  • Specialized
9.9

A small palm plant that has thin stems and grows well indoors

reed stop
  • Specialized
9.4

A part of an organ that makes a sound like an oboe or clarinet

A tall plant like a reed that grows in salty marshes and meadows

9.4

A coastal plant with long leaves that helps hold sand dunes

A musical instrument like a clarinet or saxophone that makes sound when air passes one reed

A wind instrument that uses one reed to make sound, like a clarinet or saxophone

Surface Forms

reed infinitive
reeded past
reeded past participle
reeding present participle
reeds third person singular

Etymology

Reed as a verb (to thatch) comes from using reeds to cover roofs, so to 'reed' a roof is to cover it with those long marsh plants to keep out rain.