*reid*

n. a natural family containing the squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs.
Syn. -- family Coreidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Di- + ureide. ] (Chem.) One of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as containing two molecules of urea or their radicals, as uric acid or allantoin. Cf. Ureide. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a toy shaped somewhat like a top, but having four flat sides, each marked with one of the Hebrew letters nun, gimel, he, or shin. It is spun like a top, and the letter showing when it stops spinning determines the outcome of a game of chance. [ PJC ]

2. a game of chance played with a dreidel{ 1 }, most commonly by children at Hannukah. [ PJC ]

n. [ Mon- + ureid. ] (Chem.) Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as derived from one molecule of urea; as, alloxan is a monureid. [ Written also monureide. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Nereids L. Nereides [ L. Nereis, -idis, Gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, Nhrhi:`dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. nāra water, cf. Gr. na`ein to flow. ] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the family Lycoridae or allied families. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Oroide. [ 1913 Webster ]