reef

Noun

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

holo part

canvas canvass sail sheet
hypernym

slip strip
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

derivation

reefy
hypernym

ridge
hyponym

coral reef

reef

Verb

roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area

hypernym

furl roll up
reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

hypernym

reduce shrink
lower and bring partially inboard

hypernym

bring down get down let down lower take down

reef vs bring down reef vs coral reef reef vs furl reef vs get down reef vs let down reef vs lower reef vs reduce reef vs reefy reef vs ridge reef vs roll up reef vs shrink reef vs slip reef vs strip reef vs take down

Other words that start with: “R”, “RE”, “REE”, “REEF” or end with: “F”, “EF”, “EEF”, “REEF”.

Other nouns that start with: “R”, “RE”, “REE”, “REEF” or end with: “F”, “EF”, “EEF”, “REEF”.

Other verbs that start with: “R”, “RE”, “REE”, “REEF” or end with: “F”, “EF”, “EEF”, “REEF”.

Words unscrambled from / built with letters: “REEF”.

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