reef

noun/riːf/

Frequency rank: #5,189 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a ridge of rock, sand, or coral near the surface of the water.

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Example sentence

The divers explored the colorful coral reef teeming with tropical fish.

Synonyms & related words

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