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grave definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb grave 1 of 2 senses of grave Sense 2 engrave, grave, inscribe => character Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb grave 1 of 2 senses of grave Sense 2 engrave, grave, inscribe => character Entailment of verb grave Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb grave 2 senses of grave Sense 1 sculpt, sculpture, grave => carve Sense 2 engrave, grave, inscribe => carve, cut up Familiarity of verb grave grave used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb grave Sense 1 sculpt, sculpture, grave => carve -------------- Sense 2 engrave, grave, inscribe => carve, cut up -------------- Grep of noun grave burgrave francis turner palgrave grave grave accent grave mound gravedigger gravel gravel pit gravelweed graven image graveness graverobber graves graves' disease gravestone graveyard graveyard shift graveyard watch landgrave margrave palgrave palsgrave Overview of noun grave The noun grave has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) grave -- (death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave") 2. (5) grave, tomb -- (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") 3. grave accent, grave -- (a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation) Overview of verb grave The verb grave has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sculpt, sculpture, grave -- (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband") 2. engrave, grave, inscribe -- (write upon engrave a pen, for example) Overview of adj grave The adj grave has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) grave, sedate, sober, solemn -- (dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "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") 2. (3) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe -- (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "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") 3. grave, grievous, heavy, weighty -- (of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "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") Antonyms of adj grave 3 senses of grave Sense 1 grave, sedate, sober, solemn INDIRECT (VIA serious) -> frivolous Sense 2 dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> noncritical, noncrucial Sense 3 grave, grievous, heavy, weighty INDIRECT (VIA important) -> unimportant Similarity of adj grave 3 senses of grave Sense 1 grave, sedate, sober, solemn => serious (vs. frivolous) Sense 2 dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe => critical (vs. noncritical) Sense 3 grave, grievous, heavy, weighty => important (vs. unimportant), of import Attributes of adj grave Familiarity of adj grave grave used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj grave grave gravel graveled gravelly graven Overview of noun grave The noun grave has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) grave -- (death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave") 2. (5) grave, tomb -- (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") 3. grave accent, grave -- (a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation) Overview of verb grave The verb grave has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sculpt, sculpture, grave -- (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband") 2. engrave, grave, inscribe -- (write upon engrave a pen, for example) Overview of adj grave The adj grave has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) grave, sedate, sober, solemn -- (dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "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") 2. (3) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe -- (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "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") 3. grave, grievous, heavy, weighty -- (of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "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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