Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Reef (-s)
reef (-s), n. [ME riff.]
- Rough range of rocks lying near the surface of the sea; natural wall of rock or coral submerged in the ocean; dangerous underwater outcropping capable of wrecking a ship.
- [Fig.] difficulty; trial; tribulation; adversity; affliction.
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