Definition: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Usage: he put flowers on his mother's grave
Main entry: grave, grave accent
Definition: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Main entry: grave
Definition: death of a person
Usage: he went to his grave without forgiving me; from cradle to grave
Main entry: scratch, grave, inscribe, engrave
Definition: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Usage: engrave a pen; engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's; the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
Main entry: grave, sculpt, sculpture
Definition: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
Usage: She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband
Main entry: dangerous, grave, grievous, life-threatening, serious, severe
Definition: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Usage: 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
Main entry: grave, grievous, heavy, weighty
Definition: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
Usage: 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
Main entry: sober, solemn, sedate, grave
Definition: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Usage: 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