climber vs reed

climber

noun
  • A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support. 

  • A person who is constantly trying to get ahead socially. 

  • Any structure on a playground designed to be climbed on. 

  • A bird that climbs, such as a parrot or woodpecker; specifically (archaic), a bird having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward, formerly regarded as being from the order Scansores or Zygodactyli (now obsolete as the birds formerly in this order have been reclassified into different orders); a zygodactyl. 

  • A cyclist who specializes in riding especially well on steep hills or roads. 

  • Synonym of climbing iron (“a kind of crampon attached to the shoe to aid with climbing”) 

reed

noun
  • The hollow stem of these plants. 

  • Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water. 

  • A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving. 

  • A piece of whalebone or similar for stiffening the skirt or waist of a woman's dress. 

  • The fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet. 

  • A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed. 

  • Straw prepared for thatching a roof. 

  • Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it. 

  • Reeding. 

  • A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the charge in blasting. 

verb
  • To mill or mint with reeding. 

  • To thatch. 

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