| NOUN | object | reef | a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water |
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| location | Reef, Witwatersrand, Rand | a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa | |
| artifact | reef | one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind | |
| VERB | motion | reef | lower and bring partially inboard |
| change | reef | roll ... / roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area | |
| change | reef | reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef |
| Sounds | riy'f | |
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| Rhymes | beef ... thief: 21 rhymes with iyf... | |
| Meaning | A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water. | |
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| Narrower | coral reef | A reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone |
| Broader | ridge | A long narrow natural elevation or striation |
| Spanish | arrecife, cabezo, escollo, rompiente | |
| Catalan | escull | |
| Adjectives | reefy | full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals |
| Meaning | A rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese. | |
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| Synonyms | Witwatersrand, Rand | |
| Instance of | region, part | The extended spatial location of something |
| Part of | Transvaal | A province of northeastern South Africa originally / originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu |
| Meaning | One of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind. | |
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| Part of | sail, canvas, canvass, sheet | A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
| Broader | strip, slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
| Meaning | lower and bring partially inboard. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "reef the sailboat's mast" | |
| Broader | lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down | Move something or somebody to a lower position |
| Spanish | arrizar | |
| Meaning | roll ... / roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | roll up, furl | form into a cylinder by rolling |
| Meaning | Reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | shrink, reduce | Reduce in size |
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