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reef


reef - noun

  • a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
  • a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
  • 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

    • reef - verb

    • lower and bring partially inboard
    • roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
    • reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

    reef - thesaurus

    rand   witwatersrand  

    Scrabble score for reef

    r is 1 e is 1 e is 1 f is 4
    Scrabble score = 7

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