Reed

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, from Old English) , a spelling variant of Reid.
  2. Proper noun.  (given name, male) transferred from the surname.
  3. Noun.  (botany, countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
  4. Noun.  (countable, botany) The hollow stem of these plants.
  5. Noun.  (countable, music) Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising of a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it.
  6. Noun.  (countable, music) A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.
  7. Noun.  (uncountable) reeding.

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