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reef
Overview of noun reef
The noun reef has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) reef -- (a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water)
2. Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef -- (a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese)
Overview of verb reef
The verb reef has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. reef -- (lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast")
2. reef -- (roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area)
3. reef -- (reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reef
2 senses of reef
Sense 1
reef
=> ridge
=> natural elevation, elevation
=> geological formation, formation
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef
INSTANCE OF=> region, part
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun reef
1 of 2 senses of reef
Sense 1
reef
=> coral reef
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reef
2 senses of reef
Sense 1
reef
=> ridge
Sense 2
Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef
INSTANCE OF=> region, part
Antonyms of noun reef
Member Holonyms of noun reef
Substance Holonyms of noun reef
Part Holonyms of noun reef
1 of 2 senses of reef
Sense 2
Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef
PART OF: Transvaal
Member Meronyms of noun reef
Substance Meronyms of noun reef
Part Meronyms of noun reef
Meronyms of noun reef
Holonyms of noun reef
1 of 2 senses of reef
Sense 2
Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef
PART OF: Transvaal
Attributes of noun reef
Derived Forms of noun reef
1 of 2 senses of reef
Sense 1
reef
RELATED TO>(adj) reefy#1
=> reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoaly
Domain of noun reef
Domain Terms of noun reef
Familiarity of noun reef
reef used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun reef
2 senses of reef
Sense 1
reef
> ridge
=> bank
=> bar
=> dune, sand dune
=> esker
=> ledge, shelf
=> reef
=> ripple mark
Sense 2
Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef
> region, part
=> atmosphere, air
=> biosphere
=> depth
=> interplanetary space
=> interstellar space
=> heliosphere
=> intergalactic space
=> deep space
=> aerospace
=> zone
=> belt
=> bottom
=> county
=> distance
=> Eden, paradise, Nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la
=> extremity
HAS INSTANCE=> D-layer, D region
HAS INSTANCE=> Appleton layer, F layer, F region
HAS INSTANCE=> Heaviside layer, Kennelly-Heaviside layer, E layer, E region
=> hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno
=> inside, interior
=> ionosphere
=> layer
=> outside, exterior
=> radius
=> side
=> air
=> vacuum, vacuity
=> top
=> zodiac
=> sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house
HAS INSTANCE=> Cynoscephalae
HAS INSTANCE=> Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef
=> black hole
=> Kuiper belt, Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
=> mare, maria
Meronyms of noun reef
1 of 2 senses of reef
Sense 1
reef
=> ridge
=> natural elevation, elevation
HAS PART: slope, incline, side
Holonyms of noun reef
1 of 2 senses of reef
Sense 2
Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef
PART OF: Transvaal
PART OF: South Africa, Republic of South Africa
PART OF: Africa
PART OF: eastern hemisphere, orient
Grep of noun reef
barrier reef
capitol reef national park
coral reef
great barrier reef
reef
reef knot
reef squirrelfish
reef whitetip shark
reefer
Antonyms of verb reef
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reef
3 senses of reef
Sense 1
reef
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> move, displace
Sense 2
reef
=> roll up, furl
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 3
reef
=> shrink, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb reef
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reef
3 senses of reef
Sense 1
reef
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
Sense 2
reef
=> roll up, furl
Sense 3
reef
=> shrink, reduce
'Cause To' of verb reef
Derived Forms of verb reef
Domain of verb reef
Domain Terms of verb reef
Familiarity of verb reef
reef used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb reef
3 senses of reef
Sense 1
reef
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
reef
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
reef
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb reef
3 senses of reef
Sense 1
reef
> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> reef
=> depress
=> dip
=> incline
Sense 2
reef
> roll up, furl
=> douse
=> reef
=> bolt
=> take in, gather in
=> brail
Sense 3
reef
> shrink, reduce
=> reduce, scale down
=> reef
=> miniaturize, miniaturise
=> depopulate, desolate
=> contract
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb reef
Sense 1
reef
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
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Sense 2
reef
=> roll up, furl
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Sense 3
reef
=> shrink, reduce
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Grep of verb reef
reef
Grep of adj reef
reefy
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