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Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. reef
noun. ['ˈriːf'] a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water.
Synonyms
- coral reef
Antonyms
- give
- dress
Etymology
- ref (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Reef
- disbelief
- bas-relief
- vancleef
- mccleaf
- debrief
- salif
- relief
- motif
- matif
- massif
- hafif
- belief
- stief
- sharif
- saif
- okeeffe
- o'keeffe
- okeefe
- o'keefe
- grief
- greiff
- greif
- grefe
- graeff
- graefe
- graef
- brief
- thief
- sheaf
- seife
Sentences with reef
1. Noun, singular or mass
Cast your fish jig above the reef, and bob the pole in an up-and-down motion.
2. Reef
noun. a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese.
Synonyms
- Rand
- Transvaal
3. reef
verb. ['ˈriːf'] roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area.
Synonyms
- furl
Antonyms
- rise
- increase
Etymology
- ref (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. reef
verb. ['ˈriːf'] lower and bring partially inboard.
Synonyms
- lower
- bring down
- take down
- get down
Antonyms
- thicken
- inflate
- deflate
- lengthen
Etymology
- ref (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. reef
noun. ['ˈriːf'] one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind.
Synonyms
- strip
- sail
- canvas
- sheet
- canvass
Antonyms
- overgarment
- better
- remember
- roughness
Etymology
- ref (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. reef
verb. ['ˈriːf'] reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef.
Synonyms
- reduce
Antonyms
- uncover
- enchant
Etymology
- ref (Middle English (1100-1500))