Phrase Hound found 79 phrases and 55 compound words that contain reed. The most common are listed below. Open reed in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 79
- reed bedA place where reeds grow.
- reed warblerA warbler, of species of Acrocephalus scirpaceus in family Acrocephalidae, native to Eurasia and Africa.
- common reedPhragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass.
- reed switchAn electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field that causes two flexible metal reeds to come into contact.
- bur-reedA group (genus Sparganium) of widespread flowering perennial marsh plants widespread in wet areas in temperate regions.
- reed buntingA passerine bird, Emberiza schoeniclus, sparrow-sized but slim and with a long, deeply notched tail.
- double-reedHaving a double reed.
- Reed CityA city, the county seat of Osceola County, Michigan, United States.
- small reedUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, reed.
- free reedA reed in a musical wind instrument whose edges do not overlap the edges of the opening over which it is fixed and that is used typically in the accordion, harmonium, concertina.
- reed organA keyboard musical instrument of which the harmonium and the American organ are the principal types.
- great reed warblerAn Old World warbler of species Acrocephalus arundinaceus, breeding in much of western Eurasia, wintering in Africa.
- Lou ReedSpeed (the recreational drug).
- giant reedArundo donax, native to the Mediterranean.
- paper reedCyperus papyrus, an aquatic flowering plant of the sedge family, papyrus.
- reed bedsplural of reed bed: A place where reeds grow.
- reed catSynonym of jungle cat (“Felis chaus”).
- reed grassAlternative form of reedgrass: Any of the grasses in the genus Calamagrostis.
- reed instrumentAny musical wind instrument played by blowing air through a reed, such as the oboe or the clarinet.
- reed instrumentsplural of reed instrument: Any musical wind instrument played by blowing air through a reed, such as the oboe or the clarinet.
- reed penAncient form of pen, much older than quill pens, made by carving a suitable nib into the end of a reed, or a stalk of slim bamboo.
- reed pipeAn organ pipe that is sounded by a vibrating brass strip known as a reed.
- reed stopAn organ stop having the tone of a reed instrument.
- sand reedAny of the North American grasses of the genus Calamovilfa.
- single reedA reed used singly in many wind instruments, which vibrate to produce a sonorous sound.
Compound words 55
- reedyFull of, or edged with, reeds.
- RedbridgeA suburban area in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England, originally in Essex (OS grid ref TQ4288).
- ReederA surname.
- ReedvilleA place in the United States:
- reedworkCollectively, the reed stops of an organ.
- RodleyA village in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7411).
- reedbuckAny of several African antelopes of the genus Redunca.
- reedlessWithout a reed or reeds.
- multireedOf or relating to more than one reed, as in a musical instrument.
- reedistA musician who plays reed instruments (usually more than one).