| REEF | • reef n. A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water. • reef n. (Australia, South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. • reef n. (Nautical) A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind. |
| REEFS | • reefs n. Plural of reef. • reefs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reef. • Reefs prop.n. Plural of Reef. |
| REEFY | • reefy adj. Containing reefs. • REEFY adj. abounding in ridges of rock. |
| REEFED | • reefed v. Simple past tense and past participle of reef. • reefed adj. (Aviation, space travel, of a parachute) Semi-deployed, with the canopy initially restricted from fully… • REEF v. to reduce the area of a sail. |
| REEFER | • reefer n. (Nautical) Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman. • reefer n. A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth. • reefer n. (Colloquial, chiefly US) A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container. |
| REEFERS | • reefers n. Plural of reefer. • REEFER n. a midshipman. |
| REEFIER | • reefier adj. Comparative form of reefy: more reefy. • REEFY adj. abounding in ridges of rock. |
| REEFING | • reefing n. The process of reefing (taking in a sail); an act of reefing; also used of clothing. • reefing n. (Australia, New Zealand) A reef (seam of quartz). • reefing v. Present participle of reef. |
| REEFABLE | • reefable adj. (Nautical) Of a sail: capable of being reefed. • REEFABLE adj. able to be reefed. |
| REEFIEST | • reefiest adj. Superlative form of reefy: most reefy. • REEFY adj. abounding in ridges of rock. |
| REEFINGS | • reefings n. Plural of reefing. • REEFING n. the act of reefing, reducing the area of a sail by rolling or folding part of it. |
| REEFPOINT | • reefpoint n. (Nautical) Any of a series of short ropes attached to a sail that are used to secure it when reefed. • reef␣point n. (Nautical) A short line, stitched through a sail, for tying a reef. • REEFPOINT n. any of several short pieces of rope attached to a sail to secure it. |
| REEFPOINTS | • reefpoints n. Plural of reefpoint. • reef␣points n. Plural of reef point. • REEFPOINT n. any of several short pieces of rope attached to a sail to secure it. |