Words Like REEF

We have put together a list of words that are similar to REEF.

1 Reef Noun Synonym Words Like Reef

2 Part Noun Synonym Words Like Part

3 Region Noun Synonym Words Like Region

4 Ridge Noun Synonym Words Like Ridge

5 Lower Verb Synonym Words Like Lower

6 Reduce Verb Synonym Words Like Reduce

7 Coral Noun Variant Words Like Coral

8 Reefed Verb-transitive Form Words Like Reefed

9 Reefing Verb-transitive Form Words Like Reefing

10 Slip Noun Hypernym Words Like Slip

11 Strip Noun Hypernym Words Like Strip

1 A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under coral.

2 A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.

3 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.

4 To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by rolling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.

5 reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

6 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

7 a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

8 a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

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

10 lower and bring partially inboard

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