reed

Definitions of reed in various dictionaries:

noun - tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

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noun - a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it

noun - a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed

Any of various tall perennial grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites or Arundo, having hollow stems, broad leaves, and large plumelike terminal panicles.

The stalk of any of these plants.

A collection of these stalks: reed for making baskets.

A primitive wind instrument made of a hollow reed stalk.

Music.

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.

An instrument, such as an oboe or a clarinet, that is fitted with a reed.

A narrow, movable frame fitted with reed or metal strips that separate the warp threads in weaving.

A reeding.

verb - to fasten with reeds (the stalks of tall grasses)