[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

reef \reef\ r=ef, n. akin to d. rif, g. riff, icel. rif,
   dan. rev; cf. icel. rifa rift, rent, fissure, rifa to rive,
   bear. cf. rift, rive.
   1. a chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of
      the water. see coral reefs, under coral.
      1913 webster

   2. mining. a large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called
      in australia. hence, any body of rock yielding valuable
      ore.
      1913 webster

   reef builder zool., any stony coral which contributes
      material to the formation of coral reefs.

   reef heron zool., any heron of the genus demigretta;
      as, the blue reef heron demigretta jugularis of
      australia.
      1913 webster
see also:
rift rive coral reefs coral reef builder reef heron 
demigretta demigretta jugularis 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

reef \reef\, n. akin to d. reef, g. reff, sw. ref; cf. icel.
   rif reef, rifa to basten together. cf. reeve, v. t.,
   river. naut.
   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.
   1913 webster

   note: from the head to the first reef-band, in square sails,
         is termed the first reef; from this to the next is the
         second reef; and so on. in fore-and-aft sails, which
         reef on the foot, the first reef is the lowest part.
         --totten.
         1913 webster

   close reef, the last reef that can be put in.

   reef band. see reef-band in the vocabulary.

   reef knot, the knot which is used in tying reef pointss.
      see illust. under knot.

   reef line, a small rope formerly used to reef the courses
      by being passed spirally round the yard and through the
      holes of the reef. --totten.

   reef points, pieces of small rope passing through the
      eyelet holes of a reef-band, and used reefing the sail.

   reef tackle, a tackle by which the reef cringles, or rings,
      of a sail are hauled up to the yard for reefing. --totten.

   to take a reef in, to reduce the size of a sail by
      folding or rolling up a reef, and lashing it to the spar.
      1913 webster
see also:
reeve river close reef reef band reef-band reef knot 
knot reef line reef points reef tackle to take a reef in 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

reef \reef\, v. t. imp.  p. p. reefed r=eft; p. pr. 
   vb. n. reefing. naut.
   to reduce the extent of as a sail by rolling or folding a
   certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.
   --totten.
   1913 webster

   to reef the paddles, to move the floats of a paddle wheel
      toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.
      1913 webster
see also:
reefed reefing to reef the paddles 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

reef
     n 1: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the
          water
     2: a rocky region in the southern transvaal in northeastern
        south africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and
        manganese syn: witwatersrand, rand
     v 1: lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's
          mast"
     2: roll up a portion of a sail in order to reduce its area
     3: reduce a sail by taking in a reef
see also:
witwatersrand rand 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

123 moby thesaurus words for "reef":
   ait, archipelago, arrest, atoll, backpedal, backwater, bank, bar,
   bill, brake, breakwater, cape, cay, check, chersonese,
   clear the decks, clip the wings, consider every angle,
   continental island, coral head, coral heads, coral island,
   coral reef, curb, decelerate, delay, delta, detain, dowse sail,
   draw rein, ease off, ease up, flat, ford, forearm, foreland, furl,
   guard against, hand a sail, head, headland, hedge, hold back,
   hold in check, hold up, holm, hook, impede, insularity,
   ironbound coast, island, island group, islandology, isle, islet,
   keep back, key, leave out nothing, ledges, lee shore, let down,
   let up, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, make sure,
   make sure against, moderate, mull, naze, ness, obstruct,
   oceanic island, overlook no possibility, peninsula, pitfall,
   play safe, point, prepare for, promontory, provide a hedge,
   provide against, provide for, quicksands, reduce sail, reef down,
   rein in, relax, retard, rockbound coast, rocks, sandbank, sandbar,
   sands, sandspit, set back, shallow, shallows, shelf, shoal,
   shoal water, shoals, shorten sail, slack off, slack up, slacken,
   slow, slow down, slow up, snug down, spit, spur, stay,
   take in sail, take measures, take precautions, take steps,
   throttle down, tidal flats, tongue, undercurrent, undertow,
   wetlands

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