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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To finish successfully.

“She worked hard to accomplish her goals before the deadline.”

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Dictionary Entry

reefed

Part of Speech: verb

To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.

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Common Phrases

topsails reefedforesail reefedmain reefedmainsail reefed. reefedsails reefedreefed closereefed under
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Related Words

topsailtrysailmainsailforesailmizzentopsailsdepperarea-denial

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