English dictionary
grave
/gr/eI/v/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of great weight; heavy; ponderous.
Source: webster1913
noun
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death of a person
ExamplesHe went to his grave without forgiving me.
From cradle to grave.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
ExamplesHe put flowers on his mother's grave.
Synonyms tombSource: WordNet 3.0
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a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Synonyms grave accentSource: WordNet 3.0
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An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
ExamplesA grave God-fearing man.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
ExamplesA grave situation.
A grave illness.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
ExamplesGrave responsibilities.
Faced a grave decision in a time of crisis.
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
Source: WordNet 3.0
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carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
ExamplesEngrave a pen.
Engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because <i>graves</i> or <i>greaves</i> was formerly used for this purpose.
Source: webster1913
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To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: webster1913
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To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
Source: webster1913