English dictionary

raven

/'r/eI/v/@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.

adjective

Source: webster1913

large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

noun.animal

Synonyms corvus corax

Source: WordNet 3.0
A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity.

noun

Source: webster1913
Rapine; rapacity.

noun

Source: webster1913

obtain or seize by violence

verb.contact

Source: WordNet 3.0
prey on or hunt for

verb.consumption

Synonyms predate prey

Source: WordNet 3.0
eat greedily

verb.consumption

Synonyms devour guttle pig

Source: WordNet 3.0
feed greedily

verb.consumption

Examples
The lions ravened the bodies.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To obtain or seize by violence.

verb

Source: webster1913
To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.

verb

Source: webster1913