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How to pronounce reed in English?

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Synonyms john reed
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Synonyms vibrating reed
Type of vibrator
Has types double reed


the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece.
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Synonyms walter reed
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Synonyms beating-reed instrument, reed instrument
Type of wood, woodwind instrument, woodwind
Has types double reed, free-reed, double-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind, single-reed instrument
Derivation reedy
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Type of gramineous plant, graminaceous plant
Has types ditch reed, arundo donax, arundo conspicua, common reed, toetoe, toitoi, chionochloa conspicua, carrizo, giant reed, phragmites communis
Derivation reedy

Examples of reed

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Reed Hansen of Groveland earned his fourth pro wakeskating world title in a row.
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Reed invited the board to have a formal discussion with business major students.
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Though, they seem opposites, she somehow warms up to the reed-like Scott anyway.
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Reed is a smart player, but sometimes he freelances too much and that hurts him.
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Reed was taken to a hospital but was expected to be released Saturday afternoon.
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Reed added 10 points, though he struggled from the field, hitting 3 of 13 shots.
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Reed said he made the sharp turn without slowing down or stepping on the brakes.
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Reed said she is now practicing the lesson that she hopes to impart to her kids.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Reed is the all-district catcher, and Todd prefers to keep him behind the plate.
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  • Tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
  • United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)
  • United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)
  • A vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece"
  • Beating-reed instrument: a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
  • (reedy) resembling a reed in being upright and slender
  • Reed is a UK based, family-owned and run group of companies that places people into temporary and permanent employment across a number of disciplines, including accountancy, administration, computing, education, health care, engineering, and insurance. ...
  • A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument. The reeds of most Woodwind instruments are made from Arundo donax ("Giant cane") or synthetic material; tuned reeds (as in harmonicas and accordions) are made of metal or synthetics.
  • Reed may be either a surname or given name.