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grave

22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) grave (verb)
  2. 2) grave (noun)
  3. 3) grave (verb)
  4. 4) grave (adjective)
  5. 5) grave (noun)
  6. 6) grave (adverb or adjective)
  7. grave blanket (noun)
  8. grave box (noun)
  9. grave goods (noun plural)
  10. grave marker (noun)
  11. grave mixture (noun)
  12. grave plant (noun)
  13. grave-post (noun)
  14. grave robber (noun)
  15. grave wax (noun)
  16. aes grave (noun)
  17. cist grave (noun)
  18. Grimes' Grave (noun)
  19. pan grave (noun)
  20. passage grave (noun)
  21. shaft grave (noun)
  22. pit tomb (noun)

1grave

verb \ˈgrāv\
gravedgrav·en\ˈgrā-vən\ or gravedgrav·ing

Definition of GRAVE

transitive verb
1
archaic : dig, excavate
2
a : to carve or shape with a chisel : sculpture b : to carve or cut (as letters or figures) into a hard surface : engrave
3
: to impress or fix (as a thought) deeply

Origin of GRAVE

Middle English, from Old English grafan; akin to Old High German graban to dig, Old Church Slavic pogreti to bury
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with GRAVE

brave, cave, clave, crave, fave, glaive, knave, lave, nave, pave, rave, save, shave, slave, stave, waive, wave, Wave

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