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REEFS Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word reefs. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word reefs. (close relations)
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atoll
nounn
noun

• an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon

bank
verb, nounv, n
noun

• sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

• a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities

• a long ridge or pile

• an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers

• a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)

• the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games

• a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

• a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home

• a building in which the business of banking is transacted

• a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)

verb

• tip laterally

• enclose with a bank

• do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank

• act as the banker in a game or in gambling

• be in the banking business

• put into a bank account

• cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning

• have faith or confidence in

bar
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

• a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

• a counter where you can obtain food or drink

• a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon

• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

• an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal

• the act of preventing

• (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter

• a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore

• the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction

• a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

• a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

• a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

• a heating element in an electric fire

• (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried

verb

• prevent from entering; keep out

• render unsuitable for passage

• expel, as if by official decree

• secure with, or as if with, bars

coral
nounn
noun

• a variable color averaging a deep pink

• the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry

• unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces

• marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs

adjective satellite

• of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color

ledge
nounn
noun

• a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

ridge
nounn
noun

• a long narrow natural elevation or striation

• any long raised strip

• a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean

• a long narrow range of hills

• any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

• a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters

verb

• extend in ridges

• plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

• throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides

• spade into alternate ridges and troughs

• form into a ridge

shelf
nounn
noun

• a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

• a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

shoal
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

• a stretch of shallow water

• a large group of fish

verb

• make shallow

• become shallow

rand
verb, nounv, n
noun

• United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)

• the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents

• a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

witwatersrand
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

Best Hypernyms For REEFS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for reefs, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
furl lower reduce ridge shrink slip
Phrases (5)
bring downget downlet downroll uptake down

Alternatives for ATOLL

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