The Meaning of reef

• (n.) A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral.
• (n.) A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
• (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.
• (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.

Synonyms

Witwatersrand , Rand , Reef

Homophones

reif , reiff , rief

Rhymes

bas-relief , beef , belief , brief , chief , cloverleaf , debrief , disbelief , fief , graef , graefe , graeff , grefe , greif , greiff , grief , hafif , interleaf , keef , keefe , keeffe , kief , knief , leaf , leif , leitmotif , lief , massif , matif , mccleaf , motif , naef , neef , oakleaf , okeefe , okeeffe , reif , reiff , relief , rief , saif , seif , seife , sharif , sheaf , stief , thief , vancleef