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Main Entry:	reef [reef] Show IPA/rif/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	underwater or partially submerged ledge
Synonyms:	atoll, bank, bar, beach, cay, coral reef, ridge, rock, rock barrier, sand bar, shoal, skerry

Main Entry:	island
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	land surrounded by body of water
Synonyms:	archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, enclave, haven, isle, islet, key, peninsula, reef, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter

Main Entry:	ledge
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	shelf
Synonyms:	bar, bench, berm, bracket, console, edge, jut, mantle, offset, path, projection, reef, ridge, rim, route, sill, step, strip, tier, track, trail, walk, way

Example Sentences

In a single day the anchor of a cruise ship can destroy an area of coral reef half the size of a football pitch.

Coral reef team with a mind-boggling array of life in waters that are often nutrient poor.

During coral growth, these elements are incorporated into the reef skeleton in varying amounts.

In a single day the anchor of a cruise ship can destroy an area of coral reef half the size of a football pitch.

Coral reef team with a mind-boggling array of life in waters that are often nutrient poor.

During coral growth, these elements are incorporated into the reef skeleton in varying amounts.

Certain sea creatures tint their skin with pigments from the corals they've eaten to take on the color of their home reef.

Seen in the right light, yellow reef fish become spotty pains in the tail fin.

Tropical reef fish are falling victim to cyanide and dynamite fishing.

When looking for first homes, reef fish tend toward noisy reefs, new experiments show.

New evidence that baby fish and shrimp stick close to home may be the key to saving coral reef biodiversity.

Overfishing and reef destruction almost eliminated large fish, then medium-sized fish, finally leaving only the small ones.

So stressed middle-sized fish make for both happy coral and happy predators-in short, a healthy and highly productive reef.

In contrast, even beach umbrellas survived the milder surge along an adjacent beach where the reef was still intact.

The vessel may have also been on autopilot when it hit the reef.

The discovery of a reef of high-quality emeralds several miles long bears this optimism out.

Oriskany is the largest warship ever to be intentionally sunk as an artificial coral reef.

As the tide comes in over exposed coral reef platforms it follows the.

It is surrounded by a reef that will grow and rise with the sea.

Snails, marmots, condors and coral reef are among the many species on the continent that are close to extinction.

Re-create the look of an ocean reef with succulent plants.

Researchers fear that these plumes could wreak havoc on the reef and the multifarious sea life that live there.

Sailors hop to it, and in an emergency, they can be counted on to reef the mainsail and batten down.

Years had been expended in mining the formidable reef that stretched thence into the river, and when the loading was complete.

Smaller fish keep their distance when a blacktip reef shark swims amongst them in shallow.

In the lagoon between the reef and the mainland, there are thousands of mangrove islands.

When ocean life is mentioned, it's in the context of of coral reef bleaching or acidifying waters.

But the engines died, and the submarine grounded on yet another coral reef.

Each survey measured the percentage of seafloor covered of hard corals-a key indicator of reef health.

Smaller fish keep their distance when a blacktip reef shark swims amongst them.

Main Entry:	rock
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	stone
Synonyms:	bedrock, boulder, cobblestone, crag, crust, earth, gravel, lava, lodge, mass, metal, mineral, ore, pebble, promontory, quarry, reef, rubble, shelf, slab, slag

Main Entry:	shelf
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	jutting, flat area or piece
Synonyms:	bank, bracket, console, counter, cupboard, ledge, mantelpiece, mantle, rack, reef, ridge, rock, shallow, shoal

Main Entry:	slow
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	delay, restrict
Synonyms:	abate, anchor it, back-water, bog down, brake, check, choke, curb, curtail, cut back, cut down, decelerate, decrease, detain, diminish, ease off, ease up, embog, handicap, hinder, hit the brakes, hold back, hold up, impede, keep waiting, lag, lessen, let down flaps, loiter, lose speed, lose steam, mire, moderate, postpone, procrastinate, qualify, quiet, reduce, reduce speed, reef, regulate, rein in, relax, retard, retardate, set back, slacken, stall, stunt, temper, wind down
Antonyms:	advance, forward, push

Main Entry:	atoll
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	island
Synonyms:	isle, reef

Main Entry:	lode
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	deposit
Synonyms:	fissure, lead, reef, strike, vein

Main Entry:	sandbar
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	bar of sand
Synonyms:	dune, reef, shoal, spit

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