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reed
reeda marsh plant with a firm stem; the vibrating part of the mouthpiece of some wind instruments
Not to be confused with:read – reproduce written words mentally or utter them aloud: read a book; to apprehend the meaning; assume as intended or deducible: read too much into a letter; determine what is being said by the movement of a person’s lips: read lipsreed R0067400 (rēd)n.1. a. Any of various tall perennial grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, having hollow stems and large plumelike panicles and growing in wetlands.b. Any of several similar plants, such as the papyrus.c. The stalk of any of these plants.d. A collection of these stalks: reed for making baskets.2. Music A primitive wind instrument made of a hollow reed stalk.3. Music a. A flexible strip of cane or metal set into the mouthpiece or air opening of certain instruments to produce tone by vibrating in response to a stream of air.b. An instrument, such as an oboe or clarinet, that is fitted with a reed.4. A narrow movable frame fitted with reed or metal strips that separate the warp threads in weaving.5. Architecture A reeding.
[Middle English red, rede, from Old English hrēod.]reed (riːd) n1. (Plants) any of various widely distributed tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, esp P. communis, that grow in swamps and shallow water and have jointed hollow stalks2. (Plants) the stalk, or stalks collectively, of any of these plants, esp as used for thatching3. (Crafts) the stalk, or stalks collectively, of any of these plants, esp as used for thatching4. (Music, other) music a. a thin piece of cane or metal inserted into the tubes of certain wind instruments, which sets in vibration the air column inside the tubeb. a wind instrument or organ pipe that sounds by means of a reed5. (Textiles) one of the several vertical parallel wires on a loom that may be moved upwards to separate the warp threads6. (Architecture) a small semicircular architectural moulding. See also reeding7. (Units) an ancient Hebrew unit of length equal to six cubits8. (Archery) an archaic word for arrow9. broken reed a weak, unreliable, or ineffectual personvb (tr) 10. to fashion into or supply with reeds or reeding11. (Crafts) to thatch using reeds[Old English hreod; related to Old Saxon hriod, Old High German hriot]
Reed (riːd) n1. (Biography) Sir Carol. 1906–76, English film director. His films include The Third Man (1949), An Outcast of the Islands (1951), and Oliver! (1968), for which he won an Oscar2. (Biography) Lou. 1942–2013, US rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist: member of the Velvet Underground (1965–70). His albums include Transformer (1972), Berlin (1973), Street Hassle (1978), New York (1989), Set the Twilight Reeling (1996), and The Raven (2003)3. (Biography) Walter. 1851–1902, US physician, who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1900)reed (rid)
n. 1. the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, esp. of the genus Phragmites, growing in marshy places. 2. any of the plants themselves. 3. such stalks or plants collectively, esp. as material for thatching. 4. anything made from such a stalk, as an arrow. 5. a. a small, flexible piece of cane or metal that, attached to the mouth of any of various wind instruments, is set into vibration by a stream of air and, in turn, sets into vibration the air column enclosed in the tube of the instrument. b. reed instrument. 6. the comblike device in a loom that separates the warp threads during weaving and is used to beat the filling yarns. 7. a small convex molding, usu. one of a series set in parallel rows as decoration. 8. an ancient unit of length, equal to 6 cubits. Ezek. 40:5. v.t. 9. to decorate with reed. 10. to thatch with or as if with reed. 11. to make vertical grooves on (the edge of a coin, medal, etc.). [before 900; Middle English; Old English hrēod; c. Old Frisian hriad, Old Saxon hriod, Old High German (h)riot] reed′like`, adj. Reed (rid)
n. 1. John, 1887–1920, U.S. journalist and poet. 2. Walter C., 1851–1902, U.S. army surgeon. reed
Past participle: reeded
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Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  reed - tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmitesgraminaceous plant, gramineous plant - cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leavesArundo conspicua, Chionochloa conspicua, toitoi, toetoe - used by Maoris for thatchingArundo donax, giant reed - large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery paniclescarrizo, common reed, ditch reed, Phragmites communis - tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts | | 2. |  Reed - 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)John Reed | | 3. | Reed - United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)Walter Reed | | 4. | reed - 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"vibrating reeddouble reed - a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwindsvibrator - a mechanical device that vibrates; "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound" | | 5. |  reed - a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reedbeating-reed instrument, reed instrumentdouble reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate togetherfree-reed - a reed that does not fit closely over the aperturesingle-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind - a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood - any wind instrument other than the brass instruments |
Translationsreed (riːd) noun1. a kind of tall, stiff grass growing on wet or marshy ground. reeds along a river-bank. 蘆葦 芦苇2. a thin piece of cane or metal in certain wind instruments (eg the oboe, clarinet) which vibrates and makes a sound when the instrument is played. 簧片 簧片
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a broken reedAn unreliable or unsupportive person. I thought I could count on my best friend for support during this difficult time, but she proved to be a broken reed and never returned my calls.See also: broken, reeda reed before the wind lives on(, while mighty oaks do fall)Those who remain flexible and adaptable will be able to survive change, hardship, or adversity more easily than those who try to challenge or stand against it. The CEO doesn't tolerate people who won't go along with his ideas or change to meet his demands. A reed before the wind lives on, at least when you're working at this company. Luckily, I had diversified a lot of my revenue streams before the economic crash hit, so I was able to change tack and withstand the blow better than the large companies that had no room to maneuver. A reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks to fall.See also: before, lives, mighty, oak, reed, while, windbroken reedan unreliable or undependable person. (On the image of a useless, broken reed in a reed instrument.) You can't rely on Jim's support. He's a broken reed. Mr. Smith is a broken reed. His deputy has to make all the decisions.See also: broken, reedreed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fallProv. An insignificant, flexible person is more likely not to get hurt in a crisis than a prominent or rigid person. Our office has new managers now; I plan to be as inconspicuous as possible while they reorganize everyone. A reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall.See also: before, fall, lives, mighty, oak, reed, while, windbroken reedA weak or unreliable support, as in I'd counted on her to help, but she turned out to be a broken reed. The idea behind this idiom, first recorded about 1593, was already present in a mid-15th-century translation of a Latin tract, "Trust not nor lean not upon a windy reed." See also: broken, reeda broken reed BRITISH, LITERARYIf you call a person or group a broken reed, you mean that they are now weak and hopeless, and do not have the power or influence that they had in the past. They recognized that their allies were a broken reed.See also: broken, reeda broken reed a weak or ineffectual person, especially one on whose support it is foolish to rely. This expression refers to Isaiah 36:6, in which the Assyrian general taunts King Hezekiah of Jerusalem about the latter's supposed ally, the Egyptian pharaoh: ‘Lo, thou trusteth in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt’.See also: broken, reedslender reed, aA weak and unreliable support. This metaphor dates from biblical times, appearing in both Old and New Testaments. In the former, in the books of Isaiah and 2 Kings, it was applied to Egypt, which was variously described as a “broken” or “bruised” reed, not to be trusted if the Assyrians made war on the Hebrews. The term persisted into the mid-twentieth century but is heard less often today. reed
reed, name used for several plants of the family Graminae (grassgrass,
any plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), an important and widely distributed group of vascular plants, having an extraordinary range of adaptation. Numbering approximately 600 genera and 9,000 species, the grasses form the climax vegetation (see ecology) in
..... Click the link for more information. family). The common American reed, also called reedgrass and canegrass, is a tall perennial grass (Phragmites australis), widely distributed in fresh or brackish wet places. It has stout, creeping rootstalks and a large plumelike panicle. In the SW United States this grass is called carrizo and is used in building adobe huts; it has also been used for thatching and cordage. Native Americans collected a sweet exudate from the plant and made arrows of the stalks. The leaves served as edible greens and the seeds as a cereal food. Due in part to the degradation of salt marshes and in part to the supplanting of the native P. australis by Eurasian strains of the species, the reed has become invasive in American wetlands, where it often forms a monoculture. The giant reed (Arundo donax), of similar appearance, is native to the Mediterranean region but is now widely naturalized throughout tropical and warm climates, including the S and SW United States, California, and Hawaii. It is often cultivated for ornament but is also regarded as an invasive species in warmer areas of the United States. In Europe the stems have been used to make reed instruments, bagpipes, and reed organs. This is the reed from which PanPan
, in Greek religion and mythology, pastoral god of fertility. He was worshiped principally in Arcadia, and one legend states that he was the son of Hermes, another Arcadian god. Pan was supposed to make flocks fertile; when he did not, his image was flogged to stimulate him.
..... Click the link for more information. was fabled to have made his panpipe, or syrinx. The "reeds" of wickerwork are often rattanrattan
, name for a number of plants of the genera Calamus, Daemonorops, and Korthalsia climbing palms of tropical Asia, belonging to the family Palmae (palm family).
..... Click the link for more information. . Reeds are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Poaceae.Reed the sound-producing agent of many musical instruments. The reed is a small plate, fixed at one end, that is caused to vibrate. The vibrations are produced by passing a stream of air over the reed or by plucking or striking it. Reeds are divided into two types: free and beating. Free reeds, which are set in a frame with an opening, are found in the accordion, baian, harmonica, and harmonium. Beating reeds are subdivided into those that are actually made of reed and those that are made of metal. The former make up part of the sound-producing mechanism of such reed instruments as the clarinet, oboe, and bassoon. Metal reeds are used principally in the pipes of reed organs. reed[rēd] (botany) Any tall grass characterized by a slender jointed stem. (engineering) A thin bar of metal, wood, or cane that is clamped at one end and set into transverse elastic vibration, usually by wind pressure; used to generate sound in musical instruments, and as a frequency standard, as in a vibrating-reed frequency meter. (textiles) A comblike loom attachment that keeps the warp yarns apart and pushes the filling thread against the woven fabric. reed1. A small convex molding, usually one of several set close together to decorate a surface. 2. (pl.) Same as reeding. 3. A straw-like material prepared for thatching a roof.reed1. any of various widely distributed tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, esp P. communis, that grow in swamps and shallow water and have jointed hollow stalks 2. the stalk, or stalks collectively, of any of these plants, esp as used for thatching 3. Musica. a thin piece of cane or metal inserted into the tubes of certain wind instruments, which sets in vibration the air column inside the tube b. a wind instrument or organ pipe that sounds by means of a reed 4. one of the several vertical parallel wires on a loom that may be moved upwards to separate the warp threads 5. a small semicircular architectural moulding 6. an ancient Hebrew unit of length equal to six cubits 7. an archaic word for arrow
reed2. the stalk, or stalks collectively, of any of these plants, esp as used for thatching
Reed1. Sir Carol. 1906--76, English film director. His films include The Third Man (1949), An Outcast of the Islands (1951), and Oliver! (1968), for which he won an Oscar 2. Lou. born 1942, US rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist: member of the Velvet Underground (1965--70). His albums include Transformer (1972), Berlin (1973), Street Hassle (1978), New York (1989), Set the Twilight Reeling (1996), and The Raven (2003) 3. Walter. 1851--1902, US physician, who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1900) Reed
Reed [rēd] Walter (1851–1902). American bacteriologist, born in Gloucester County, Virginia. As a military physician, Reed was appointed during the Spanish–American War chief of a committee to investigate typhoid fever epidemic in the army camps. In 1899, when yellow fever was particularly severe in Cuba, he again was appointed chairman of a committee to study its method of transmission, and he proved by thorough experimentation that yellow fever was carried only by a certain species of mosquito, Aedes aegypti.Reed (rēd), Dorothy M., U.S. pathologist, 1874-1964. See: Reed cell, Reed-Sternberg cell, Sternberg-Reed cell.
Reed (rēd), Walter, 1851-1902. U.S. Army surgeon, elucidated epidemiology of yellow fever. See: Reed-Frost model. REED
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Words related to reednoun tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and PhragmitesRelated Words- graminaceous plant
- gramineous plant
- Arundo conspicua
- Chionochloa conspicua
- toitoi
- toetoe
- Arundo donax
- giant reed
- carrizo
- common reed
- ditch reed
- Phragmites communis
noun United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917Synonymsnoun United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)Synonymsnoun a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over itSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reedSynonyms- beating-reed instrument
- reed instrument
Related Words- double reed
- double-reed instrument
- free-reed
- single-reed instrument
- single-reed woodwind
- woodwind
- woodwind instrument
- wood
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