kagaangan : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

Word - rootword - affixes
kagaangan - gaang - ka-~-an~
ka.ga.a.ngan. - 4 syllables

ka- = kagaang
-an = kagaangan
kagaangan

kagaangan :	reef (n.)
gaang [gá.ang.] :	clod (n.); large coral rock (n.)
gaan [ga.an.] :	light (adj.)

Derivatives of gaang

Glosses:

reef
n. (object)	1. reef	a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water.
	~ coral reef	a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone.
	~ ridge	a long narrow natural elevation or striation.
n. (location)	2. rand, reef, witwatersrand	a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese.
	~ region, part	the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	~ transvaal	a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers.
n. (artifact)	3. reef	one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind.
	~ sail, canvass, canvas, sheet	a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.
	~ strip, slip	artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material.
v. (motion)	4. reef	lower and bring partially inboard.; "reef the sailboat's mast"
	~ bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down	move something or somebody to a lower position.; "take down the vase from the shelf"
v. (change)	5. reef	roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area.
	~ furl, roll up	form into a cylinder by rolling.; "Roll up the cloth"
v. (change)	6. reef	reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef.
	~ shrink, reduce	reduce in size; reduce physically.; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"