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unreef

unreef verb: to release (a sail that was previously reefed, or taken in).

Verb

unreef (third-person singular simple present unreefs, present participle unreefing, simple past and past participle unreefed)

  1. (transitive) To release (a sail that was previously reefed, or taken in).

Forms of unreef

third-person singular presentunreefs
present participleunreefing
past participleunreefed
pastunreefed

Origin of unreef

From un- + reef.

Questions about unreef

What does unreef mean?
Unreef means to release (a sail that was previously reefed, or taken in).
What part of speech is unreef?
Unreef is a verb.
What is the past tense of unreef?
The past tense of unreef is unreefed.

Words near unreef in the dictionary

  1. unreducibly
  2. unreducing
  3. unreductive
  4. unreductively
  5. unreduplicated
  6. unreef
  7. unreefed
  8. unreefing
  9. unreefs
  10. unreel
  11. unreelable

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