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REEDS Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word reeds. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word reeds. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for REEDS

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bulrushes
verb, nounv, n
noun

• tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa

• tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America

flaggers
nounn
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grasses
nounn
noun

• German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)

• narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

• a police informer who implicates many people

• bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

• street names for marijuana

verb

• shoot down, of birds

• cover with grass

• spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach

• feed with grass

• give away information about somebody

rushes
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

• physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)

• a sudden forceful flow

• grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

• the swift release of a store of affective force

• a sudden burst of activity

• (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

adjective satellite

• not accepting reservations

• done under pressure

verb

• move hurridly

• attack suddenly

• urge to an unnatural speed

• act at high speed

• run with the ball, in football

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

• cause to occur rapidly

sedges
nounn
noun

• grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

beating-reed instrument
nounn
noun

• a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed

john reed
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)

reed instrument
nounn
noun

• a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed

vibrating reed
nounn
noun

• a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it

walter reed
noun

• United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)

Best Hypernyms For REEDS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for reeds, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
wood woodwind
Phrases (3)
graminaceous plantgramineous plantwoodwind instrument

Alternatives for BULRUSHES

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