reef
Scabby; scurvyScabby; scurvy.
» The coral reef is the region's prime attraction.
Коралловый риф - главная достопримечательность региона. — marafon
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1 sensesScabby; scurvy.
Examples
52 sentencesThe coral reef is the region's prime attraction.
ruКоралловый риф - главная достопримечательность региона. — marafon
This is one of the most beautiful coral reefs in this area.
Coral reefs are threatened by climate change.
ruКоралловые рифы находятся под угрозой из-за изменения климата. — Selena777
Tom and Mary snorkeled around the reef.
Pollution destroyed the once-vibrant coral reefs.
Origin
From Middle English ref, hreof, from Old English hrēof (“rough, scabby, leprous", also "aFrom Middle English ref, hreof, from Old English hrēof (“rough, scabby, leprous", also "a leper”), from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (“rough, scabby, scrubby”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreup- (“scab, crust”), related to Old English hrēofla (“leprosy, leper”). Cognate with Scots reif (“a skin disease leaving crusts on the skin, the scab”), Old High German riob (“leprous, scabby, mangy”), Icelandic hrjúfur (“scabby, rough”). Compare riffe, dandruff.
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Forms
reefer/more reef, reefest/most reefLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form