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graven
adj. carved; engraved; sculpted


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graven
Adjective
1. cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations"
(synonym) sculpted, sculptured
(similar) carved, carven
2. cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations"
(synonym) engraved, etched, incised, inscribed
(similar) carved, carven

 
grave
Noun
1. death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
(hypernym) death, dying, demise
2. 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"
(synonym) tomb
(hypernym) topographic point, place, spot
(hyponym) burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture
(part-meronym) gravestone, headstone, tombstone
3. a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
(synonym) grave accent
(hypernym) accent, accent mark
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) sculpt, sculpture
(hypernym) carve
(verb-group) sculpt, sculpture
2. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"
(synonym) engrave, inscribe
(hypernym) carve, chip at
(hyponym) character
(verb-group) engrave
Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) sedate, sober, solemn
(similar) serious
2. 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"; "a life-threatening disease"
(synonym) dangerous, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening
(similar) critical
3. 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"
(synonym) grievous, heavy, weighty
(similar) important, of import



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gravar
v. burden; assess

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graven
v. dig, burrow, excavate
 
graven (het)
n. digging
 
graaf (de)
n. earl, count
 
graf (het)
n. grave, tomb, sepulchre, place where a person or thing is buried

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Graven
(v. t.)
Carved.
  
 
(p. p.)
of Grave
  

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