Reed

n. any of several varieties of tall marsh grass; thin piece of wood or plastic placed on the mouthpiece of reed instruments (the air flow causes it to vibrate and create sound)

n. unit of the Reed Elsevier Group which is a leading global provider of professional classroom materials and services for Pre-Kindergarten through adult education
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n. legal division of Reed Elsevier Inc. which is a worldwide provider of reliable legal and business information (as well as news, public records and tax and regulatory publications in hard copy or online) with over three million users worldwide
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n. business division of Reed Elsevier Group plc that provides a range of communication and information channels (magazines, exhibitions, directories, online media, marketing services) across five continents
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n. part of Reed Elsevier Group plc that provides information for construction business (such as quality project news, building product information and cost data for the international construction industry)

n. owner of Reed Elsevier Group's finance activities

n. world leading publisher and information provider operating in four core markets (Science & Medical, Legal, Education and Business to Business) having its principal operations in North America and Europe and jointly owned by its two parent companies - Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV
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Noun
1. United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)
(synonym) John Reed
(hypernym) journalist
2. United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)
(synonym) Walter Reed
(hypernym) surgeon, operating surgeon, sawbones

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Noun
1. tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
(hypernym) gramineous plant, graminaceous plant
(hyponym) toetoe, toitoi, Arundo conspicua, Chionochloa conspicua
2. a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece"
(synonym) vibrating reed
(hypernym) vibrator
(hyponym) double reed
3. a musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed
(synonym) beating-reed instrument
(hypernym) woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood
(hyponym) double-reed instrument, double reed

ginger

v. save, rescue, save one's face, salvage, bring off, redeem

v. ride, drive away, tool

n. rákos; plátek