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| 1. | [ noun ] a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) | |
| Synonyms: | tomb | |
| Examples: | "he put flowers on his mother's grave" |
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| Related terms: | topographic_point burial_chamber mastaba gravestone | |
| 2. | [ noun ] death of a person | |
| Examples: | "he went to his grave without forgiving me" "from cradle to grave" |
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| Related terms: | death | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises | |
| Synonyms: | sober solemn sedate | |
| Examples: | "a grave God-fearing man" "a quiet sedate nature" "as sober as a judge" "a solemn promise" "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" |
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| Related terms: | serious | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | |
| Synonyms: | serious grievous dangerous severe life-threatening | |
| Examples: | "a dangerous operation" "a grave situation" "a grave illness" "grievous bodily harm" "a serious wound" "a serious turn of events" "a severe case of pneumonia" "a life-threatening disease" |
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| Related terms: | critical | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | |
| Synonyms: | serious grievous severe dangerous | |
| Examples: | "a dangerous operation" "a grave situation" "a grave illness" "grievous bodily harm" "a serious wound" "a serious turn of events" "a severe case of pneumonia" |
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| Related terms: | critical | |
| 6. | [ verb ] shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it | |
| Synonyms: | sculpture sculpt | |
| Examples: | "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" |
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| Related terms: | carve sculpt sculpture sculptor sculpture | |
| 7. | [ verb ] carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | |
| Synonyms: | inscribe engrave | |
| Examples: | "engrave a pen" "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup" |
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| Related terms: | carve carve character engrave engraver | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought | |
| Synonyms: | heavy weighty grievous | |
| Examples: | "grave responsibilities" "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis" "a grievous fault" "heavy matters of state" "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" |
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| Related terms: | important | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 21558 | |
| 10. | [ noun ] a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation | |
| Synonyms: | grave_accent | |
| Related terms: | accent | |
| Similar spelling: |
graveness Graben Griffen |
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