small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

Consisting of three parts or members, Three times as much in size, strength, number, or amount, Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold, intransitive verb_ To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble, To make three times as great in number or amount, To be or become three times as great in number or amount, verb_ To multiply by three, noun_ informal A drink with three portions of alcohol, A triad of systoms of orthogonal surfaces, Something having three identifiable or prominent parts or members

The waves of the sea as they break upon a shore or reef, The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, or upon banks or rocks, waves breaking on the shore, verb_ switch channels, on television, look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular, To ride a wave, usually on a surfboard

A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under coral, a small rope formerly used to reef the courses by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef, The itch; any eruptive skin disorder, verb_ roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area, lower and bring partially inboard, reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef, transitive verb_ To reduce the size of (a sail) by tucking in a part and tying it to or rolling it around a yard, To shorten (a topmast or bowsprit) by taking part of it in, adjective_ Scabby; scurvy,

A grandmother; an old woman, a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure, an old woman, adjective_ typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women