Definition of reef

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Reef (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.

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Treble :: Treble (v. i.) To become threefold.
Coral Fish :: Coral fish () Any bright-colored fish of the genera Chaetodon, Pomacentrus, Apogon, and related genera, which live among reef corals..
Treefuls :: Treefuls (pl. ) of Treefu.
Trine :: Trine (a.) Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness..
Triplicity :: Triplicity (a.) The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness..
Clear :: Clear (v. t.) To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef..
Madrepora :: Madrepora (n.) A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched..
Reefing :: Reefing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ree.
Triple :: Triple (a.) To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble; as, to triple the tax on coffee..
Tern :: Tern (a.) Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.
Balancereef :: Balancereef (n.) The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship..
Reefy :: Reefy (a.) Full of reefs or rocks.
Triplicate :: Triplicate (v. t.) Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.
Treble :: Treble (v. t.) To make thrice as much; to make threefold.
Ledge :: Ledge (n.) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks..
Foreefront :: Foreefront (n.) Foremost part or place.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef..
Thrice :: Thrice (adv.) In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very.
Reef :: Reef (n.) A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore..
Porites :: Porites (n.) An important genus of reef-building corals having small twelve-rayed calicles, and a very porous coral. Some species are branched, others grow in large massive or globular forms..
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