1. n. a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) (view details)
2. n. a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation (view details)
3. n. death of a person (view details)
4. v. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface (view details)
5. v. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it (view details)
6. adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm (view details)
7. adj. of great gravity or crucial import (view details)
8. adj. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Usage Example(s): he put flowers on his mother’’s grave
Synonym(s): tomb ( what does tomb stand for? )
grave is a kind of: place ( what does place stand for? ), spot ( what does spot stand for? ), topographic point ( what does topographic point stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Synonym(s): grave accent ( what does grave accent stand for? )

Meaning 3: (noun) death of a person
Usage Example(s): from cradle to grave, he went to his grave without forgiving me

Meaning 4: (verb) carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Usage Example(s): engrave a pen, engraved the winner’’s name onto the trophy cup
Synonym(s): engrave ( what does engrave stand for? ), inscribe ( what does inscribe stand for? )
grave is derived from: engraver ( what does engraver stand for? )

Meaning 5: (verb) shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
Usage Example(s): She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband
Synonym(s): sculpt ( what does sculpt stand for? ), sculpture ( what does sculpture stand for? )
grave is derived from: carver ( what does carver stand for? ), carving ( what does carving stand for? ), sculptor ( what does sculptor stand for? ), sculpture, sculpturer ( what does sculpturer stand for? ), statue maker ( what does statue maker stand for? )

Meaning 6: (adjective) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Usage Example(s): a dangerous operation, a grave illness, a grave situation, a life-threatening disease, a serious turn of events, a serious wound, a severe case of pneumonia, grievous bodily harm
Synonym(s): dangerous ( what does dangerous stand for? ), grievous ( what does grievous stand for? ), life-threatening ( what does life-threatening stand for? ), serious ( what does serious stand for? ), severe ( what does severe stand for? )
Similar(s): critical ( what does critical stand for? )

Meaning 7: (adjective) of great gravity or crucial import, requiring serious thought
Usage Example(s): a grievous fault, faced a grave decision in a time of crisis, grave responsibilities, heavy matters of state, the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
Synonym(s): grievous, heavy ( what does heavy stand for? ), weighty ( what does weighty stand for? )
Similar(s): important ( what does important stand for? ), of import ( what does of import stand for? )

Meaning 8: (adjective) dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Usage Example(s): a grave God-fearing man, a quiet sedate nature, a solemn promise, as sober as a judge, the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence
Synonym(s): sedate ( what does sedate stand for? ), sober ( what does sober stand for? ), solemn ( what does solemn stand for? )
Similar(s): serious

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