to reed
- verb
- /rid/
- UK
- The workers reed the roof of the cottage.
Examples
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The villagers reeded the cottage roof to prepare for the rainy season.
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Local craftsmen reeded several houses in the traditional style last year.
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Before winter arrived, they carefully reeded the barn to keep it dry.
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Can you reed that building before winter?
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The villagers reeded the cottage roof to prepare for the rainy season.
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Before winter arrived, they carefully reeded the barn to keep it dry.
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Local craftsmen reeded several houses in the traditional style last year.
Compounds
A keyboard instrument that makes sound when air is pushed through thin metal strips using hand pumps
- Specialized
A thin metal tongue that vibrates in a slot to make sound in harmonicas or accordions
An instrument that makes sound when a reed vibrates, like a clarinet or saxophone
A musical instrument that makes sound when a thin piece of wood or cane vibrates as you blow
- Specialized
A marsh plant with long narrow leaves and round spiky fruits that stick to fur
- Specialized
A group of water plants with long grass-like leaves and round flower heads
- Specialized
A tall plant in wet places with long leaves and feathery flowers used to make mats and arrow shafts
- Specialized
Two thin pieces of cane joined together that vibrate to make sound in instruments like the oboe
- Specialized
A musical instrument that makes sound with two reeds, like an oboe or bassoon
A tall plant from the Nile valley with strong stems used to make paper and mats
- Australian
A tall grass from Australia with long thin stalks often used for hay
- Specialized
A wind instrument that makes sound when air moves a thin reed, like an accordion or harmonica
- UK
A small songbird that lives among reeds by water with a streaked brown back and males with black heads
A tall grass that lives for many years and grows in wet places like riverbanks and ditches
- UK
A tall marsh plant with long flat leaves and long brown seed heads used for weaving mats and chair seats
A grass that grows in wet fields and marshes and provides grazing for cattle
- Specialized
A pipe in an organ that makes sound when a thin metal strip vibrates, giving a bright tone
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
- Specialized
A thin stiff strip that makes sound when air moves through it in instruments like clarinets
Surface Forms
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.