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grave
(gr/eI/v )

adjective (a)

  • Of great weight; heavy; ponderous.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • death of a person(noun.time)
    Example:
    He went to his grave without forgiving me.
    From cradle to grave.
    source: wordnet30
  • a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He put flowers on his mother's grave.
    Synonym:
    tomb
    source: wordnet30
  • a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    grave accent
    source: wordnet30
  • An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises(adj.all)
    Example:
    A grave God-fearing man.
    Synonym:
    sedate, sober, solemn
    source: wordnet30
  • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm(adj.all)
    Example:
    A grave situation.
    A grave illness.
    Synonym:
    dangerous, grievous, life-threatening, serious, severe
    source: wordnet30
  • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought(adj.all)
    Example:
    Grave responsibilities.
    Faced a grave decision in a time of crisis.
    Synonym:
    grievous, heavy, weighty
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    sculpt, sculpture
    source: wordnet30
  • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Engrave a pen.
    Engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's.
    Synonym:
    engrave, inscribe, scratch
    source: wordnet30
  • To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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