Unscramble reeves

Definition of 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. Synonyms: Rand, Reef, Witwatersrand.
• 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.

verb:

• lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast".
• roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area.
• reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef.

Words nearby

beef, reed, reefy, reek, reel, ref.

Rhymes with

aperitif, beef, belief, brief, chief, debrief, disbelief, fief, grief, leaf, lief, massif, motif, relief, relief, sheaf, thief.