The meaning of Reef

noun

A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral.

Usage examples:

The islands of the maldives are grouped in ring-shaped coral atolls, each enclosing a relatively sh…

noun

A ring-shaped island formed of coral (= rock-like natural substance) that surrounds a lagoon (= area of sea water)

Usage examples:

The bikini atoll

noun

A long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.

Usage examples:

An iron bar

verb

Fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars.

Usage examples:

She bolted and barred the door

preposition

Except for.

Usage examples:

His kids were all gone now, bar one

noun

A low bank or reef of coral, rock, or sand, especially one on the islands in spanish america.

Usage examples:

Nansha is contested by prc, vietnam, taiwan, malaysia and the philippines and comprises 104 islands…

noun

A small, low island in tropical regions, made of rock, sand, or coral (= a hard substance formed in the sea by groups of particular types of small animal)

Usage examples:

There is a sparkling lagoon surrounded by coral cays., as the hurricane approached, those living on…

noun

A small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, which is inserted into a lock and turned to open or close it.

Usage examples:

There were two keys to the cupboard

adjective

Of crucial importance.

Usage examples:

She became a key figure in the suffragette movement

verb

Enter or operate on (data) by means of a computer keyboard or telephone keypad.

Usage examples:

Not everyone can key data quickly and accurately

noun

A narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface.

Usage examples:

He heaved himself up over a ledge

noun

A narrow, flat area like a shelf that sticks out from a building, cliff, or other vertical surface

Usage examples:

A window ledge

noun

A long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.

Usage examples:

The north-east ridge of everest

verb

Mark with or form into narrow raised bands.

Usage examples:

A field ploughed in narrow stretches that are ridged up slightly

noun

A long, narrow, raised part of a surface, esp. a high edge of a hill or mountain

Usage examples:

A mountain ridge, plowed ridges looked like stripes across the field.

noun

A deposit of sand forming a shallow area in the sea or a river.

Usage examples:

Shoal water is an area made shallow by a sandbank or sandbar.

noun

A raised area of sand below the surface of the sea or a river that can only be seen when the water level is low

noun

A long, narrow sandbank, especially at the mouth of a river.

Usage examples:

Heidiphyllum elongatum was probably a relatively low-growing shrubby voltzialean conifer that forme…

noun

A bank (= raised area) of sand that exists just below the surface or a sea or river

noun

A flat length of wood or other rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects.

Usage examples:

The pieces were displayed on shelves, propped against the wall, emphasizing their three-dimensional…

verb

Inform on (someone).

Usage examples:

He never shelfed a man in his life

noun

A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

noun

A large number of fish swimming together.

Usage examples:

A shoal of bream

verb

(of fish) form shoals.

Usage examples:

These fish can safely be released to shoal with most adult species

adjective

(of water) shallow.

Usage examples:

Crabs will move to shoaler water when the current changes

noun

A reef or rocky island.

Usage examples:

Some are just mudflats, some just sandbanks, many are rocky outcrops and skerries known only to sea…

verb

Eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth, sometimes as a gesture of contempt or anger.

Usage examples:

Todd spat in hugh's face

noun

Saliva, typically that which has been ejected from a person's mouth.

Usage examples:

I brought up all this phlegm and spit into my mouth, and at first it was so, so foul i nearly choked.

verb

Put a spit through (meat) in order to roast it over an open fire.

Usage examples:

He spitted the rabbit and cooked it