Meaning & Definition of Reed in English
English⟶
Reed
/rid/
noun
1. Tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
synonym:
- reed
2. 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)
synonym:
- Reed,
- John Reed
3. United states physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)
synonym:
- Reed,
- Walter Reed
4. 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"
synonym:
- reed,
- vibrating reed
5. A musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
synonym:
- beating-reed instrument,
- reed instrument,
- reed