See reef on Wiktionary
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Dutch rif (“reef”), Low German riff, reff (“reef”), German Riff (“reef, ledge”) are also borrowed from Old Norse. 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"sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "farallón" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bortoa" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "gl", "english": "sand", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "brica" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "camouco" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ripi", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "რიფი" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Riff" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Felsenriff" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "ýfalos", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ύφαλος" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "xéra", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ξέρα" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "xéri", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ξέρη" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "skópelos", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "σκόπελος" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "spilás", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "σπιλάς" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "spílos", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "σπίλος" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", 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"Italian", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "scogliera" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "barriera" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "shō", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "礁" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "alt": "あんしょう", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "anshō", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "暗礁" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "kedertas", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "кедертас" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "tmɑɑ pɑprah tɨk", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "ថ្មប៉ប្រះទឹក" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "amcho", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "암초" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "cho", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "초" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "greben", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "гребен" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "terumbu" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "ākau" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "pūkawa" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "tau" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "kaya", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "قیا" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "âbsang", "sense": "rocks at or near 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"roman": "kòht hĭn", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "โขดหิน" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "resif" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "ryf", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "риф" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "đá ngầm" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "ám tiêu" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "kliped" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "klifakliped" }, { "_dis1": "91 9", "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "feminine" ], 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"roman": "amcho", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "암초" }, { "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "cho", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "초" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "greben", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "гребен" }, { "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "terumbu" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "ākau" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "pūkawa" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "tau" }, { "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "kaya", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "قیا" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "âbsang", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "آبسنگ" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "rafa" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "recife" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "arrecife" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "Portugal" ], "word": "restinga" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "recif" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "rif", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "риф" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "greben" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "гребен" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "útes" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "grebén" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "arrecife" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "rev" }, { "code": "ty", "lang": "Tahitian", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "aʻau" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "kòht hĭn", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "โขดหิน" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "rocks at or near surface of the water", "word": "resif" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "ryf", "sense": "rocks 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"feminine" ], "word": "златоносна жила" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "large vein of auriferous quartz", "word": "zlatá žíla" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "large vein of auriferous quartz", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "filon" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "large vein of auriferous quartz", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "vieiro" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "large vein of auriferous quartz", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "vea" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "large vein of auriferous quartz", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "filón" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "large vein of auriferous quartz", "word": "ér" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "large vein of auriferous quartz", "word": "aranyér" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "large vein of auriferous quartz", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "filone" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "large vein of auriferous quartz", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "filão" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "large vein of auriferous quartz", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "filón" } ], "wikipedia": [ "Reef (disambiguation)", "reef" ], "word": "reef" } { "categories": [ "English adjectives", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English terms derived from Middle Dutch", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms derived from Middle Low German", "English terms derived from Old English", "English terms derived from Old Norse", "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic", "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European", "English terms inherited from Middle English", "English verbs", "Entries with translation boxes", "Pages with 2 entries", "Pages with entries", "Rhymes:English/iːf", "Rhymes:English/iːf/1 syllable", "Terms with Bulgarian translations", "Terms with Catalan 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"lang": "Italian", "sense": "arrangement to reduce the area of a sail", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "terzarolo" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "shukuho", "sense": "arrangement to reduce the area of a sail", "word": "縮帆" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "arrangement to reduce the area of a sail", "word": "rīwhi" }, { "code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "arrangement to reduce the area of a sail", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ris" }, { "code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "arrangement to reduce the area of a sail", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ris d'vaile" }, { "code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "arrangement to reduce the area of a sail", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "barre" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "rif", "sense": "arrangement to reduce the area of a sail", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "риф" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "arrangement to reduce the area of a sail", "tags": [ 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Possibly a figurative use of the word for “rib” in etymology 1 above, in which case all forms must, again, be borrowings from Old Norse. Alternatively it may be a different word related to Old English rift (“curtain, veil”), ārāfian (“to uncoil, wind off”).", "forms": [ { "form": "reefs", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "reefing", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "reefed", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "reefed", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "reef (third-person singular simple present reefs, present participle reefing, simple past and past participle reefed)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations", "en:Nautical" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 188:", "text": "\"When the day arrived that the boy was to be skipper, the weather was calm and fine, but he called all men to reef sails, so the ship had scarcely any sail on her.\"", "type": "quote" }, { "text": "1970 July–December, Margaret Quilty, Roller Reefing Made Easy, Boating, page 63,\nBe sure the blocks are securely mounted—they carry a fairish load when the sail is reefed.\nIf both reefing line and main halyard are led to the cockpit, even singlehanded reefing is a breeze." }, { "ref": "1995, David Seidman, The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing, page 104:", "text": "Mains are made smaller by reefing. This can be done by rolling up the sail around the boom, or by the more traditional method of tying down a panel along the foot.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2004, Charlie Wing, How Boat Things Work, page 108:", "text": "The reefing system for a mainsail must be designed to operate efficiently under adverse conditions and to provide proper sail shape when reefed.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind." ], "links": [ [ "nautical", "nautical" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind." ], "topics": [ "nautical", "transport" ] }, { "categories": [ "Australian English", "English terms with quotations" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1986, Jan Wositzky, Me and Phar Lap: The Remarkable Life of Tommy Woodcock, published 2011, page 49:", "text": "And when the Cup came on he stirred them up ′round the barrier and he flew out of the barrier and he pulled and reefed and pulled and reefed and Lewis didn′t let him settle down until about three furlongs from home and when he did settle the horse was all out of stride and he went back through the field a fair bit.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1994, Herb Wharton, Cattle Camp: Murrie Drovers and Their Stories, published 2010, page 73:", "text": "Alf told me that one young white stockman, eager to impress the girls, went outside and mounted his horse, then began showing off his prowess, racing past the pub, wheeling and reefing his horse up and down the street, yackeyeing and whooping, flogging his horse with a battered old hat and always turning towards the pub to see if the girls were watching these feats of horsemanship.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 76:", "text": "He reefed on the handbrake and sat smoking his cigarette, gazing out through the windscreen at the driveway.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2007, Marion Houldsworth, Maybe It′ll Rain Tomorrow, published 2012, page 104:", "text": "[…]head stockman would say ‘Cut one out but take him at a walk.′ And if you could get that beast out without reefing your horse around, the head stockman – he′d be a pretty cluey old coot - he′s watching that horse′s ears more than what you were doing.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding." ], "links": [ [ "horse", "horse" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(Australia) To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding." ], "tags": [ "Australia" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with usage examples", "en:Nautical" ], "examples": [ { "text": "Reef the paddles.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply." ], "links": [ [ "nautical", "nautical" ], [ "paddle", "paddle" ], [ "float", "float" ], [ "paddle wheel", "paddle wheel" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(nautical, of paddles) To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply." ], "raw_tags": [ "of paddles" ], "topics": [ "nautical", "transport" ] }, { "categories": [ "English slang" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "Myron M. Stearns, So You Lost Your Pocketbook?, in 1940, The Rotarian (volume 56, number 2, page 39)", "text": "This was done by \"reefing.\" He put two fingers just inside the opening and lifted the lining a trifle. Although I watched his hands, I could feel nothing, so gently did his fingers work. 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Cognate with Scots reif (“a skin disease leaving crusts on the skin, the scab”), Old High German riob (“leprous, scabby, mangy”), Icelandic hrjúfur (“scabby, rough”). 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Cognate with Scots reif (“a skin disease leaving crusts on the skin, the scab”), Old High German riob (“leprous, scabby, mangy”), Icelandic hrjúfur (“scabby, rough”). 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