Plural of reed
regular plural
The plural of reed is reeds.
Forms of reed
| Singular | reed /ɹiːd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | reeds |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Reeds in a sentence
- To me, the bassoon is the greatest of the double reeds.From the entry double reed
- She wove a beautiful basket out of reeds.From the entry wove
- When ice skating, be sure to stay away from reeds: there are always thin patches of ice there, and you could fall through.From the entry patch
- She staggered through the reeds to the island ahead and flattened on the ground.2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), page 352. From the entry tuckered out
- From reeds moorhens called to each other, the sounds light metallic “queeks.”2007, Samuel F. Pickering, Edinburgh Days: Or, Doing what I Want to Do, page 169. From the entry queek
Meaning of reed
- noun Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
- noun The hollow stem of these plants.
- noun Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.
Questions about the plural of reed
- What is the plural of reed?
- The plural of reed is reeds.
- Is reed countable?
- Reed is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reed (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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