What does reed mean?
Definitions for reed
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Princeton's WordNet
reednoun
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
Reed, John Reednoun
United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)
Reed, Walter Reednoun
United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)
reed, vibrating reednoun
a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
"the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece"
beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reednoun
a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
Wiktionary
reednoun
Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
reednoun
The hollow stem of these plants.
reednoun
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.
reednoun
A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.
reednoun
reeding
Reednoun
transferred from the surname.
Reednoun
A surname, a spelling variant of Reid.
Reednoun
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Reednoun
A village in Hertfordshire, England.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
REEDnoun
Etymology: reod , Saxon; ried, German; arundo, Lat.
A reed is distinguished from the grasses by its magnitude, and by its having a firm stem: the species are, the large manured cane or reed, the sugar cane, the common reed, the variegated reed, the Bambu cane, and dark red reed. Philip Miller.
This Derceta, the mother of Semiramis, was sometimes a recluse, and falling in love with a goodly young man, she was by him with child, which, for fear of extreme punishment, she conveyed away and caused the same to be hidden among the high reeds which grew on the banks of the lake. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.
The knotty bulrush next in order stood,
And all within of reeds a trembling wood. Dryden.Her lover Cimon lay concealed in the reeds. William Broome.
I’ll speak between the change of man and boy
With a reed voice. William Shakespeare.Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed
Of Hermes. John Milton.When the Parthian turn’d his steed,
And from the hostile camp withdrew;
With cruel skill the backward reed
He sent; and as he fled, he slew. Matthew Prior.
ChatGPT
reed
A reed is a tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground. It may also refer to the thin strip of material, such as metal or wood, which produces sound in some musical instruments when caused to vibrate, such as in a wind instrument.
Webster Dictionary
Reedadjective
red
Reed
same as Rede
Reednoun
the fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet
Reednoun
a name given to many tall and coarse grasses or grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems, such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the common reed of Europe and North America (Phragmites communis)
Reednoun
a musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe
Reednoun
an arrow, as made of a reed
Reednoun
straw prepared for thatching a roof
Reednoun
a small piece of cane or wood attached to the mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is double, forming a compressed tube
Reednoun
one of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon, harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets or registers of pipes in an organ
Reednoun
a frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See Batten
Reednoun
a tube containing the train of powder for igniting the charge in blasting
Reednoun
same as Reeding
Etymology: [AS. hred; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried, OHG. kriot, riot.]
Wikidata
Reed
A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument. The reeds of most woodwind instruments are made from Arundo donax or synthetic material; tuned reeds are made of metal or synthetics.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Reed
rēd, v.t. and v.i. (Spens.) to deem.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
REED
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Reed is ranked #73 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Reed surname appeared 277,030 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 94 would have the surname Reed.
71.2% or 197,495 total occurrences were White.
22.6% or 62,692 total occurrences were Black.
2.3% or 6,372 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.2% or 6,150 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1% or 2,909 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 1,413 total occurrences were Asian.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of reed in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of reed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of reed in a Sentence
Special Prosecutor Rosemary Khoury:
I'm a mother of two Black boys and I know I don't know how Mr. Reed's mother feels, but I'm a mother of two Black boys. I also am very empathetic to Dejoure Mercer. I know that that had to be a difficult position to be in, so, all the way around, like I said, no one wins.
A pardon presupposes an admission of guilt, and our client does not admit guilt, we believe that the entire body of evidence, including a number of examinations, confirms Reed's innocence of the crime incriminated to Trevor Reed.
I want to start by saying that Melania Trump is in the hospital doing really well, she's watching us right now and I want to thank the incredible doctors. Walter Reed medical center, they did a fantastic job, so thank you. She sends her love.
Since Reed started to delegate management to us, Greg and I have built a strong operating model based on our shared values and like-minded approach to growth, i am so excited to start this new chapter with Greg as co-CEO.
I’ve been at Walter Reed a lot, as vice president, every single Christmas, we spent all of Christmas Day at Walter Reed in 2015. These kids are amazing.
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- قصبة, قصب, بوصةArabic
- canyaCatalan, Valencian
- rákosí, sítí, paprsekCzech
- rørDanish
- Schilfrohr, Rohrblattinstrument, Schilf, Blättchen, Rohrblatt, BlattGerman
- καλαμιά, καλάμιGreek
- anĉoEsperanto
- carrizo, junco, cañaSpanish
- نیPersian
- ruoko, lehdykkä, kaisla, ruokokieli, lehdykkäsoitinFinnish
- peigne, anche, [[instrument]] [[à]] [[anche]], roseauFrench
- deocán, feagIrish
- रीडHindi
- nádHungarian
- լեզվակ, եղեգArmenian
- alang, alang-alangIndonesian
- hrællIcelandic
- canna, giunco, pettine, ancia, canniccio, [[strumento]] [[ad]] [[ancia]]Italian
- קנה סוףHebrew
- ლერწამიGeorgian
- BlietchenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tohe, tohetoheMāori
- lidah serunaiMalay
- riet, rietstengelDutch
- siv, rørNorwegian
- lókʼaaʼNavajo, Navaho
- trzcina, stroikPolish
- colmo, pente, palheta, junco, canaPortuguese
- stufRomanian
- тростник, камыш, язычокRussian
- trskaSerbo-Croatian
- trstina, tŕstie, trsťSlovak
- vävsked, rörSwedish
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