Synonyms for reef
rifreef

Princeton's WordNet

1. reefnoun

   a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

2. Witwatersrand, Rand, Reefnoun

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

3. reefverb

   one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

4. reefverb

   lower and bring partially inboard

   "reef the sailboat's mast"

5. reefverb

   roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area

6. reefverb

   reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

Matched Categories

1. • Transvaal
   • Furl
   • Lower
   • Reduce
   • Region
   • Ridge

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1. reefverb

   Synonyms:
   take in (sail)

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1. List of paraphrases for "reef":

   reefs, coral, reeve

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1. John Burt:

   It's a natural laboratory for studying how coral reefs might respond to climate change, these corals exist in hotter conditions than are projected for at least another century in places like Australias Great Barrier Reef and the Caribbean.

2. Felicity Wishart:

   It's one of the most stunning islands in the reef system. It's also in the outer reef ... So it's about as far east of the coastline that you can get, we have to look at the overall health of the reef, not just an individual spot.

3. Tim McClanahan:

   Saving reefs will require combining local and global efforts, such as reducing local dependence on reef fish to maintain a reef's important functions while also reducing carbon emissions to keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

4. Shani Tager:

   By insisting that the Australian government prepare a report within 18 months ... UNESCO has clearly shown that the Great Barrier Reef is not fine and is not safe in Tony Abbott's hands.

5. Terry Hughes:

   Normal recovery rates for the reef are being impinged by the scale of the loss of the adult root stock -- that's the grown up corals that make the babies.