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PRONUNCIATION OF REEFY

reefy  [ˈriːfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REEFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reefy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES REEFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of reefy in the English dictionary

The definition of reefy in the dictionary is with, full of, or having reefs.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REEFY


beefy
ˈbiːfɪ
Cavafy
kəˈvɑːfɪ
electroencephalography
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌɪnsɛfəˈlɒɡrɑːfɪ
furphy
ˈfɜːfɪ
Gaddafi
ɡəˈdɑːfɪ
goofy
ˈɡuːfɪ
Ife
ˈiːfɪ
laughy
ˈlɑːfɪ
leafy
ˈliːfɪ
Morphy
ˈmɔːfɪ
murphy
ˈmɜːfɪ
Newfie
ˈnjuːfɪ
nonleafy
ˌnɒnˈliːfɪ
Qaddafi
ɡəˈdɑːfɪ
roofie
ˈruːfɪ
sheafy
ˈʃiːfɪ
Sufi
ˈsuːfɪ
surfy
ˈsɜːfɪ
turfy
ˈtɜːfɪ
woofy
ˈwuːfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REEFY

reedman
reedstop
reeducative
reedy
reef
reef knot
reef point
reefable
reefer
reefing jacket
reeject
reek
reeker
reeking
reekingly
reeky
reel
reel holder
reel man
reel of three

WORDS THAT END LIKE REEFY

arefy
calefy
casefy
defy
liquefy
madefy
pinguefy
putrefy
rarefy
redefy
reliquefy
rubefy
stupefy
tabefy
tepefy
torpefy
torrefy
tumefy

Synonyms and antonyms of reefy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reefy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REEFY

Find out the translation of reefy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reefy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reefy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

reefy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Reefy
570 millions of speakers

English

reefy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

reefy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ريفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

reefy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reefy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

reefy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

récifale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reefy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reefy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

reefy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

reefy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reefy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reefy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

reefy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळ्या रंगाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reefy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reefy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reefy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

reefy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reefy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

reefy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reefy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reefy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reefy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reefy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REEFY»

The term «reefy» is normally little used and occupies the 134.254 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of reefy
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REEFY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reefy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reefy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reefy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REEFY»

Discover the use of reefy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reefy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Ground: Western American Narrative and the Literary Canon
In "Paper Pills," Doc Reefy casually tosses rolled-up pieces of paper at a friend. That friend is a gardener, and the narrator tells us that "in Doctor Reefy there were the seeds of something very fine" (emphasis added). Images of fertility are ...
Axel Carl Bredahl, 1989
2
Winesburg Ohio
In a while -- soon. (DR. REEFY comes into the room.) DR. REEFY (to GEORGE). How is she? GEORGE. I'm trying to get her to eat something. DR. REEFY (putting the back of his hand against her cheek). That's the spirit. ELIZABETH. I couldn't.
Sherwood Anderson, 1960
3
Sherwood Anderson: An American Career
Sexual motifs, as either a critique of American sexual obsessions or an exploration of marital problems, also recur in stories of Mother, Dr. Reefy, Joe Welling, Alice Hindman, Wash Williams, Curtis Hartman, Kate Swift, Enoch Robinson, and ...
John Earl Bassett, 2006
4
A New Book of the Grotesques: Contemporary Approaches to ...
In Reefy 's case, though, the truths are "gigantic" and "terrible," suggesting that he may be aware of the danger of applying abstract truths to everyday life. Although he writes his thoughts down, he forms his truths in his mind, which implies that ...
Robert Dunne, 2005
5
Machine and Metaphor: The Ethics of Language in American Realism
They look like the knuckles of Doctor Reefy's hands. One knibbles at them and they are delicious. Into a little round place at the side of the apple has been gathered all of its sweetness. One runs from tree to tree over the frosted ground picking ...
Jennifer Carol Cook, 2007
6
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Reefy limestones of this kind vary in structure from fairly well bedded to very thick bedded and massive. Texture is medium to fine, and the color ranges from medium to dark gray or bluish gray. Some of these lenses pinch out completely in a ...
‎1964
7
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Reefy limestones of this kind vary in structure from fairly well bedded to very thick bedded and massive. Texture is medium to fine, and the color ranges from medium to dark gray or bluish gray. Some of these lenses pinch out completely in a ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1963
8
Winesburg, Ohio; a Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life:
Sometimes, in a playful mood, old Doctor Reefy took from his pockets a handful of the paper balls and threw them at the nursery man. "That is to confound you, you blathering old sentimentalist," he cried, shaking with laughter. The story of ...
Sherwood Anderson, 2014
9
Stein, Gender, Isolation, and Industrialism: New Readings of ...
Reefy's attempts at reaching outside his own limited existence will touch some of the other characters. A nameless tall, dark girl comes to him pregnant, but she miscarries during an illness. A man obsessed with virginity got her pregnant.
Duane Simolke, 1999
10
Sherwood Anderson: A Writer in America
Other persons in the play declare that George is, in Dr. Reefy's words, “ imaginative—sensitive—alive,” he loves words and writes poetry, and he is clearly his mother's son and shares, if rather vaguely, her hope for his future; yet aside from his ...
Walter B. Rideout, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REEFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reefy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mascot Madness: Reefy and MC Hammerhead
Well here's the story of "Reefy" and "MC Hammerhead", club mascots of the Cronulla Sharks. "I lead the team out and run out in front of Paul Gallen, the NSW ... «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
2
Move over Glastonbury, here comes Leek's very own Wilkestonbury
This year's Wilkestonbury line-up includes: Bad Soul Buskers, Wayne Ball, Sound Party, John Carnes, Mitigation, Reefy Blunt, On Parole, and Dirk Digglers ... «Leek Post & Times, Jul 15»
3
Spike in shark sightings - The West Australian
“It's very sandy, so it's very easy to see as opposed to when you get down to around to the Gracetown-Margaret River area where it's quite reefy, so the visibility ... «The West Australian, Jun 15»
4
Supporting the backbone of the Egyptian economy
Reefy, which has paid-up capital of E£22.5m ($2.97m), was originally set up by Ahmed El-Bardai, a former Banque du Caire chairman. Increased bank lending ... «GlobalCapital, Apr 15»
5
Lack of cancer risk awareness 'alarming': expert
However, King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) consultant breast and oncoplastic surgeon Dr Sara Al Reefy said an 'alarming' lack of awareness meant that ... «Trade Arabia, Mar 15»
6
Riot is building a League of Legends-shaped artificial reef off …
Riot are now consulting with marine biologists and an artificial reef company to choose a location on Australia's east coast for the reefy Nautilus to live. «PCGamesN, Feb 15»
7
Finance: Egypt's small borrowers have big potential
Reefy chief executive Ahmed El Bardai, who was formerly chairman of Banque du Caire, was able to raise $3m of paid-in capital to get the operation started. «The Africa Report, Nov 14»
8
The best surf spots in Ireland
... longboards and a long, much-lusted after right hand break off the reef that many surfers are still waiting for their chance to ride. Rocky and reefy on the bottom. «SurferToday, Oct 14»
9
An artistic take on the reef affair
“I was looking for the lost reefy… but I cannot find it,” he declared as the invited guests who reacted by laughing, enjoyed a moment of light relief leading to what ... «Gibraltar Chronicle, Sep 14»
10
Rock calls on the Queen in a celebration of British Gibraltar
A sentiment that was greeted with chants of “Reefy, Reefy,” from the crowd. But he warned that Gibraltar must always be on guard to counter Spain's “lies” and ... «Gibraltar Chronicle, Sep 14»

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