Reed
- Proper noun. (surname, from Old English) , a spelling variant of Reid.
- Proper noun. (given name, male) transferred from the surname.
- Noun. (botany, countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
- Noun. (countable, botany) The hollow stem of these plants.
- 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.
- Noun. (countable, music) A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.
- Noun. (uncountable) reeding.
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