GRAVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
   Synonym(s)
   • tomb (what does tomb mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he put flowers on his mother’’s grave
   Hypernyms(s) grave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • topographic point (what does topographic point mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • burial chamber (what does burial chamber mean?)
   • sepulcher (what does sepulcher mean?)
   • sepulchre (what does sepulchre mean?)
   • sepulture (what does sepulture mean?)
   • mastaba (what does mastaba mean?)
   • mastabah (what does mastabah mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
   Synonym(s)
   • grave accent (what does grave accent mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) grave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accent mark (what does accent mark mean?)
3. Meaning
   • death of a person
   Usage Example(s)
   • he went to his grave without forgiving me
   • from cradle to grave
   Hypernyms(s) grave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • death (what does death mean?)
   • dying (what does dying mean?)
   • demise (what does demise mean?)

GRAVE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
   Synonym(s)
   • engrave (what does engrave mean?)
   • inscribe (what does inscribe mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • engrave a pen
   • engraved the winner’’s name onto the trophy cup
   Hypernyms(s) grave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • carve (what does carve mean?)
   • chip at (what does chip at mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • character (what does character mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • engraver (what does engraver mean?)
2. Meaning
   • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
   Synonym(s)
   • sculpt (what does sculpt mean?)
   • sculpture (what does sculpture mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband
   Hypernyms(s) grave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • carve (what does carve mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sculpture (what does sculpture mean?)
   • carving (what does carving mean?)
   • sculpture (what does sculpture mean?)
   • sculptor (what does sculptor mean?)
   • sculpturer (what does sculpturer mean?)
   • carver (what does carver mean?)
   • statue maker (what does statue maker mean?)
   • sculpture (what does sculpture mean?)
   • sculpture (what does sculpture mean?)
   • carving (what does carving mean?)
   • sculptor (what does sculptor mean?)
   • sculpturer (what does sculpturer mean?)
   • carver (what does carver mean?)
   • statue maker (what does statue maker mean?)

GRAVE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
   Synonym(s)
   • dangerous (what does dangerous mean?)
   • grievous (what does grievous mean?)
   • life-threatening (what does life-threatening mean?)
   • serious (what does serious mean?)
   • severe (what does severe mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • critical (what does critical mean?)
2. Meaning
   • of great gravity or crucial import
   • requiring serious thought
   Synonym(s)
   • grievous (what does grievous mean?)
   • heavy (what does heavy mean?)
   • weighty (what does weighty mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • important (what does important mean?)
   • of import (what does of import mean?)
3. Meaning
   • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
   Synonym(s)
   • sedate (what does sedate mean?)
   • sober (what does sober mean?)
   • solemn (what does solemn mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • serious (what does serious mean?)