Reed (r d), John 1887-1920. American journalist. A World War I correspondent, he was in Petrograd during the October Revolution (1917), an experience he recounted in Ten Days That Shook the World (1919). In 1919 he founded the American Communist Labor Party. Reed is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow. |
| Reed, Thomas Brackett 1839-1902. American politician. A U.S. representative from Maine (1877-1899), he twice served as Speaker of the House (1889-1891 and 1895-1899). |
| Reed, Walter 1851-1902. American physician and army surgeon who proved that yellow fever was transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. |
| reed (rd) n. 1. a. Any of various tall perennial grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites or Arundo, having hollow stems, broad leaves, and large plumelike terminal panicles. b. The stalk of any of these plants. c. 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 rede, from Old English hr od.] |
reed [riːd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 stalks
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) the stalk, or stalks collectively, of any of these plants, esp as used for thatching
3. (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 tube
b. a wind instrument or organ pipe that sounds by means of a reed
4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) one of the several vertical parallel wires on a loom that may be moved upwards to separate the warp threads
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a small semicircular architectural moulding See also reeding
6. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an ancient Hebrew unit of length equal to six cubits
7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) an archaic word for arrow
broken reed a weak, unreliable, or ineffectual person
vb (tr)
1. to fashion into or supply with reeds or reeding
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) to thatch using reeds
[Old English hreod; related to Old Saxon hriod, Old High German hriot]
Reed [riːd]
n
1. (Biographies / Reed, Sir Carol (1906-1976) M, English, FILMS AND TV: director) 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. (Biographies / Reed, Lou (1942 M, US, MUSIC: rock singer, MUSIC: songwriter, MUSIC: guitarist) 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), and Set the Twilight Reeling (1996)
3. (Biographies / Reed, Walter (1851-1902) M, US, MEDICINE: physician) Walter. 1851-1902, US physician, who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1900)
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 leaves Arundo donax, giant reed - large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery panicles carrizo, 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) | |
| 3. | Reed - United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) | |
| 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" double reed - a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds vibrator - 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 reed double reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together free-reed - a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind - a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) |
Translations
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(Bot) → Schilf(rohr) nt, → Ried nt; in the reeds → im Schilf or Ried; a broken reed (fig) → ein schwankendes Rohr
(of wind instrument) → Rohrblatt nt; (of harmonium) → Durchschlagzunge f; (of organ) → Zungenpfeife f; reeds → Rohrblattinstrumente pl
reed:
reed basket
n → Korb m → aus Schilfrohr
reed bunting
n → Rohrammer f
reed instrument
n → Rohrblattinstrument nt
reed:
reed organ
n → Harmonium nt
reed pipe
n → Schalmei f
reed stop
n → Zungenregister nt
reed [riːd] n (Bot) → canna (Mus) (in mouthpiece) → ancia; (instrument) → strumento a fiato munito di ancia
reed [riːd] n (Bot) → canna (Mus) (in mouthpiece) → ancia; (instrument) → strumento a fiato munito di ancia
reed [riːd] n (Bot) → canna (Mus) (in mouthpiece) → ancia; (instrument) → strumento a fiato munito di ancia
n reed [riːd]
1 a kind of tall, stiff grass growing on wet or marshy ground reeds along a river-bank. riet قَصَب тръстика rákos rør; rørgræs das Schilf καλαμιά junco, caña kõrs, (pilli)roog گیاه نی ruoko roseau סוּף, קְנֵי סוּף नरकट, सरकण्डा, नरकुल trska, šaš nád buluh reyr canna, cannuccia あし 갈대 nendrė niedre; meldri sejenis rumput riet siv, (tak)rør trzcina junco trestie тростник trstina trst trska vass ต้นไม้จำพวกอ้อหรือกก kamış 蘆葦 очерет دلدلی پودے کی شاخ cây sậy 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. riet لِسان المِزْمار платък plátek rørblad das Rohrblatt γλωσσίδι lengüeta (roog)lest, trost نیلبک kieli anche לְשוֹנִית कम्पिका, रीड, पत्ती jezičak svirala nád(nyelv) pipa reyrblað, málmfjöður ancia, linguetta リード楽器 (악기의) 리드 liežuvėlis (mūzikas instrumenta) mēlīte sejenis alat muzik riet rørblad stroik palheta ancie язычок jazýček; píšťala jeziček pisak rörblad ขลุ่ย kamış ağızlık 簧片 язичок بانسری یا باجا ống sáo bằng sậy 簧片
Reed → قصبة rákosí rør Schilfrohr καλαμιά junco ruoko roseau trska canna アシ 갈대 rietje siv trzcina junco камыш vass ต้นไม้จำพวกอ้อหรือกก saz cây sậy 芦苇
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