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Quick definitions from WordNet (grave)
▸ noun: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) ("He put flowers on his mother's grave")
▸ noun: death of a person ("He went to his grave without forgiving me")
▸ noun: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
▸ verb: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface ("Engrave a pen")
▸ verb: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
▸ adjective: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought ("Grave responsibilities")
▸ adjective: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises ("A grave God-fearing man")
▸ adjective: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm ("A grave situation")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #21558)
▸ Also see graving
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to grave
▸ Usage examples for grave
▸ Idioms related to grave (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing grave
▸ Popular nouns described by grave
▸ Words that often appear near grave
▸ Rhymes of grave
▸ Invented words related to grave
▸ noun: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) ("He put flowers on his mother's grave")
▸ noun: death of a person ("He went to his grave without forgiving me")
▸ noun: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
▸ verb: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface ("Engrave a pen")
▸ verb: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
▸ adjective: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought ("Grave responsibilities")
▸ adjective: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises ("A grave God-fearing man")
▸ adjective: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm ("A grave situation")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #21558)
▸ Also see graving
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to grave
▸ Usage examples for grave
▸ Idioms related to grave (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing grave
▸ Popular nouns described by grave
▸ Words that often appear near grave
▸ Rhymes of grave
▸ Invented words related to grave