reed
noun /riːd/
  /riːd/
 - a tall plant like grass with a hollow stem that grows in or near water enlarge image enlarge image- reed beds (= where they grow)
- The edge of the lake was fringed with reeds.
 
- a 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 sound enlarge imageHomophones read | reedread reedTopics Musicc2/riːd//riːd/ enlarge imageHomophones 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.
 
 
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Word OriginOld English hrēod, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch riet and German Ried.

