Reedbird (n.) One of several small Asiatic singing birds of the genera Sch/nicola and Eurycercus; -- called also reed babbler.
Reedbuck (n.) See Rietboc.
Reeded (a.) Civered with reeds; reedy.
Reeded (a.) Formed with channels and ridges like reeds.
Reeden (a.) Consisting of a reed or reeds.
Reedification (n.) The act reedifying; the state of being reedified.
Reedify (v. t.) To edify anew; to build again after destruction.
Reeding (n.) A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust. (i) of Molding); one of several set close together to decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; -- the reverse of fluting.
Reeding (n.) The nurling on the edge of a coin; -- commonly called milling.
Reedless (a.) Destitute of reeds; as, reedless banks.
Reedling (n.) The European bearded titmouse (Panurus biarmicus); -- called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and lesser butcher bird.
Reed-mace (n.) The cat-tail.
Reedwork (n.) A collective name for the reed stops of an organ.
Reedy (a.) Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds.
Reedy (a.) Having the quality of reed in tone, that is, ///// and thin^ as some voices.
Reef (n.) A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral.
Reef (n.) A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
Reef (v. t.) That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
Reefed (imp. & p. p.) of Reef
Reefing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reef
Reef (v. t.) To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.
Reef-band (n.) A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made.
Reefer (n.) One who reefs; -- a name often given to midshipmen.
Reefer (n.) A close-fitting lacket or short coat of thick cloth.
Reefing (n.) The process of taking in a reef.
Reefy (a.) Full of reefs or rocks.
Reek (n.) A rick.
Reek (n.) Vapor; steam; smoke; fume.
Reeked (imp. & p. p.) of Reek
Reeking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reek
Reek (v. i.) To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale.
Reeky (a.) Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul.
Reeky (a.) Emitting reek.
Reel (n.) A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.
Reel (n.) A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler's reel; a garden reel.
Reel (n.) A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, -- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.
Reel (n.) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
Reeled (imp. & p. p.) of Reel
Reeling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reel
Reel (v. t.) To roll.
Reel (v. t.) To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread.
Reel (v. i.) To incline, in walking, from one side to the other; to stagger.
Reel (v. i.) To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
Reel (n.) The act or motion of reeling or staggering; as, a drunken reel.
Reelect (v. t.) To elect again; as, to reelect the former governor.
Reelection (n.) Election a second time, or anew; as, the reelection of a former chief.
Reeler (n.) One who reels.
Reeler (n.) The grasshopper warbler; -- so called from its note.
Reeligible (a.) Eligible again; capable of reelection; as, reeligible to the same office.
Reem (n.) The Hebrew name of a horned wild animal, probably the Urus.
Reem (v. t.) To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them.
Reembark (v. t. & i.) To put, or go, on board a vessel again; to embark again.
Reembarkation (n.) A putting, or going, on board a vessel again.
Reembody (v. t.) To embody again.
Reembrace (v. i.) To embrace again.
Reemerge (v. i.) To emerge again.
Reemergence (n.) Act of reemerging.
Reenact (v. t.) To enact again.
Reenaction (n.) The act of reenacting; the state of being reenacted.
Reenactment (n.) The enacting or passing of a law a second time; the renewal of a law.
Reencourage (v. t.) To encourage again.
Reendow (v. t.) To endow again.
Reenforce (v. t.) To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet.
Reenforce (v.) Something which reenforces or strengthens.
Reenforce (v.) That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon.
Reenforce (v.) (b)
Reenforce (v.) An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc.
Reenforcement (n.) The act of reenforcing, or the state of being reenforced.
Reenforcement (n.) That which reenforces; additional force; especially, additional troops or force to augment the strength of any army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet.
Reengage (v. t. & i.) To engage a second time or again.
Reengagement (n.) A renewed or repeated engagement.
Reengrave (v. t.) To engrave anew.
Reenjoy (v. i.) To enjoy anew.
Reenjoyment (n.) Renewed enjoyment.
Reenkindle (v. t.) To enkindle again.
Reenlist (v. t. & i.) To enlist again.
Reenlistment (n.) A renewed enlistment.
Reenslave (v. t.) To enslave again.
Reenter (v. t.) To enter again.
Reenter (v. t.) To cut deeper, as engraved lines on a plate of metal, when the engraving has not been deep enough, or the plate has become worn in printing.
Reenter (v. i.) To enter anew or again.
Reentering (n.) The process of applying additional colors, by applications of printing blocks, to patterns already partly colored.
Reenthrone (v. t.) To enthrone again; to replace on a throne.
Reenthronement (n.) A second enthroning.
Reentrance (n.) The act entereing again; re/ntry.
Reentrant (a.) Reentering; pointing or directed inwardds; as, a re/ntrant angle.
Reentry (n.) A second or new entry; as, a reentry into public life.
Reentry (n.) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease.
Reerect (v. t.) To erect again.
Reermouse (n.) See Rearmouse.
Reestablish (v. t.) To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to restore; as, to reestablish a covenant; to reestablish health.
Reestablisher (n.) One who establishes again.
Reestablishment (n.) The act reestablishing; the state of being reestablished.
Reestate (v. t.) To reestablish.
Reeve (n.) The female of the ruff.
Rove (imp. & p. p.) of Reeve
Reeving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reeve
Reeve (v. t.) To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
Reeve (n.) an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.
Reexaminable (a.) Admitting of being reexamined or reconsidered.
Reexamination (n.) A repeated examination. See under Examination.
Reexamine (v. t.) To examine anew.