reed
noun /riːd/
/riːd/
- enlarge imagea tall plant like grass with a hollow stem that grows in or near water
- reed beds (= where they grow)
- The edge of the lake was fringed with reeds.
- enlarge imagea small thin piece of cane, metal or plastic in some musical instruments such as the oboe or the clarinet that moves very quickly when air is blown over it, producing a soundHomophones read | reedread reedTopics Musicc2/riːd//riːd/
- read verb
- She can read Arabic, but she can't speak it.
- reed noun
- A saxophone is another instrument that uses a reed.
- read verb
Word OriginOld English hrēod, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch riet and German Ried.