1. (noun) reed
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
Synonyms: reed instrument, beating-reed instrument, vibrating reed
2. (noun) Reed, John Reed
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)
Synonyms: reed instrument, beating-reed instrument, vibrating reed
3. (noun) Reed, Walter Reed
United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)
Synonyms: reed instrument, beating-reed instrument, vibrating reed
4. (noun) reed, vibrating reed
a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
Synonyms: reed instrument, beating-reed instrument, reed, vibrating reed
5. (noun) beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reed
a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
Synonyms: reed instrument, beating-reed instrument, reed, vibrating reed
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Synonyms for reed 
