Antonyms for
reed
Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
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No Antonyms Found for Reed

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All Definitions for Reed

Below are all the dictionary definitions of reed:

1Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
2The hollow stem of these plants.
3Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.
4Reeding.
5A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving.
6To thatch.
7To mill or mint with reeding.
8A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the charge in blasting.
9Straw prepared for thatching a roof.
10A Babylonian unit of measure the length of a reed, equal to half a nindan, or six cubits.
11The fourth stomach of a ruminant
12Rennet.
13A piece of whalebone or similar for stiffening the skirt or waist of a woman's dress.
14A missile weapon.
15A measuring rod.
16A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Reid.
17A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
18A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3636).
19A number of places in the United States.
20A town in Desha County, Arkansas.
21An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky.
22A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
23An unincorporated community in Freeman, Crawford County, Wisconsin.
24Short for reed instrument. [(music) Any musical wind instrument played by blowing air through a reed, such as the oboe or the clarinet.]

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