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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Verb 3 West Frisian 3.1 Noun

[ English

[ Pronunciation

• rēd, /riːd/, /ri:d/

  Homophones: read

  Rhymes: -iːd

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[ Etymology

Middle English rede, Old English hrēod

[ Noun

reed (countable and uncountable; plural: reeds)

1. (countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
2. (countable) The hollow stem of these plants.
3. (countable) Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising of a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it.
4. (countable) A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on thee reed.
5. (uncountable) (as a material)

[ Derived terms

• reedy
• reed organ

[ Translations

Albanian: kulmak m. Catalan: canya f. Croatian: trska f., rogoz m. Czech: rákosí n., třtina f. Danish: siv da(da) Dutch: riet nl(nl) Esperanto: kano eo(eo) Finnish: kaislikko French: roseau m., jonc m. German: Schilf de(de) n.

Hungarian: nád Italian: canna it(it) f. (1,2), ancia it(it) f. (3) Korean: 갈대 (galdae) Nahuatl: acatonalaya Portuguese: cana pt(pt) Romanian: stuf f. and m. Slovak: trstina f. Spanish: caña es(es) f. Swedish: vass, säv Thai: อ้อ, ลิ้น(instrument) Turkish: saz

[ Anagrams

• deer

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[ Dutch

[ Verb

reed

1. singular past tense of rijden

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[ West Frisian

[ Noun

reed c.

1. driveway
2. road