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Graves

noun
/ɡɹeɪvz/
Word Frequency: 6.0

Definitions

1.nounAn excavation in the earth as a place of burial
2.nounAny place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher.
3.noun(by extension) Death, destruction.
4.verbTo dig.
5.verbTo carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
6.verbTo carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.
"to grave an image"
7.verbTo impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
8.verbTo entomb; to bury.
9.verbTo write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
10.nounA written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent (`).
11.nounA count, prefect, or person holding office.
12.verbTo 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.

Synonyms

tombsculpturesculptengraveinscribeheavyweightysevereimportantsolemncriticalsedate

Rhymes With

cavesslavescravesclavesknavesairwavesmicrowavessaves
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