Definition of reefs Reefs
/ɹiˈfs/ - [reefs] -
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What does reefs mean?
Wiktionary 
- reefs (Noun)
Plural of reef.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: reeves |
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| reef - a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water | ||
| ridge a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters | ||
| 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 | ||
| strip, slip a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" | ||
| reef - a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese | ||
| Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef | ||
Verb |
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| reef - reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef | ||
| shrink, reduce decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" | ||
| reef - roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area | ||
| furl, roll up form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner" | ||
| reef - lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast" | ||
| let down, take down, lower, bring down, get down reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" | ||
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Wiktionary
- reef (Noun)
The itch; any eruptive skin disorder. - reef (Noun)
Dandruff. - reef (Noun)
A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water. - reef (Noun)
A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. - reef (Noun)
A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind. - reef (Noun)
A reef knot . - reef (Verb)
To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind. - reef (Verb)
To pull or yank strongly. - reef (Adjective)
Scabby; scurvy.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- reef (n.)
A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral. - reef (n.)
A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. - reef (v. t.)
That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind. - reef (v. t.)
To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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reef
A line of rocks in the tidal zone of a coast, submerged at high water but partly uncovered at low water.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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reef
rēf, n. a chain of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water: a shoal or elevated bank: a lode, vein, or ledge, in Australian mining phraseology. [Dut. rif; Ice. rif.] -
reef
rēf, n. a portion of a sail rolled or folded up.—v.t. to reduce the exposed surface of, as a sail: to gather up any material in a similar way.—ns. Reef′-band, a strong strip of canvas extending across a sail to strengthen it; Reef′er, a reef-oyster: one who reefs: a short jacket worn by sailors: a midshipman; Reef′-goose, the common wild goose of North America; Reef′ing, the gathering up of a curtain in short festoons; Reef′ing-jack′et, a pea-jacket; Reef′-knot, a square knot; Reef′-line, a temporary means of spilling a sail; Reef′-pend′ant, in fore and aft sails, a rope through a sheave-hole in the boom; Reef′-squid, a lashing used aboard the luggers on the south coast of England; Reef′-tack′le, a tackle used to facilitate reefing.—adjs. Reef′y, full of reefs; Close′-reefed, the condition of a sail when all its reefs have been taken in. [Dut. reef, reef; Ice. rif, Dan. reb.]
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reef
rēf, adj. (Scot.) scabby.—n. the itch. [A.S. hreóf, scabby.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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reef
ris, (reef, Dutch) a certain portion of a sail, comprehended between the top or bottom, and a row of eyelet-holes parallel thereto.The intention of the reef is to reduce the surface of the sail in proportion to the increase of the wind; for which reason there are several reefs parallel to each other in the superior sails, whereby they may be still farther diminished, in order to correspond with the several degrees of the gale. Thus the top-sails of ships are usually furnished with three reefs, l m n, fig. 1. plate IX. parallel to the yard; and there are always three or four reefs, parallel to the bottom on those main-sails and fore-sails, which are extended upon booms: a circumstance common to many of the small vessels. -
reef
also implies a chain of rocks, lying near the surface of the water.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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reef
A certain portion of a sail comprehended between the head of a sail and any of the reef-bands. The intention of each reef is to reduce the sail in proportion to the increase of the wind; there are also reefs parallel to the foot or bottom of large sails, extended upon booms.--Close-reefed is when all the reefs of the top-sails are taken in.--Reef is also a group or continuous chain of rocks, sufficiently near the surface of the water to occasion its breaking over them. (See FRINGING REEFS and BARRIER REEFS.)
Wikipedia 
- A reef is a place in the sea where fish live. It is highly populated with things such as coral and many species of fish. It is in the deeper floors of the oceans. THere are many types of reefs, for example a coral reef.
