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grave::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

grave
adjective
/greɪv/
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
Type Words
Synonyms grievous, heavy, weighty
Derivation graveness, gravity


grave responsibilities.
faced a grave decision in a time of crisis.

grave::noun | Spocien Dictionary

grave
noun
/greɪv/
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Type Words
Synonyms grave accent
Type of accent, accent mark

grave::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

grave
adjective
/greɪv/
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Type Words
Synonyms sedate, sober, solemn
Derivation graveness, gravity


a grave God-fearing man.

grave::verb | Spocien Dictionary

grave
verb
/greɪv/
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Type Words
Synonyms engrave, inscribe, scratch
Type of chip at, carve
Has types character
Verb group etch, engrave


engrave a pen.
engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name.

grave::verb | Spocien Dictionary

grave
verb
/greɪv/
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
Type Words
Synonyms sculpt, sculpture
Type of carve
Verb group sculpt, sculpture

grave::noun | Spocien Dictionary

grave
noun
/greɪv/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Type Words
Synonyms tomb
Type of spot, place, topographic point
Has types sepulture, sepulcher, sepulchre, burial chamber, mastaba, mastabah


he put flowers on his mother's grave.

grave::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

grave
adjective
/greɪv/
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Type Words
Synonyms dangerous, grievous, life-threatening, serious, severe


a grave situation.
a grave illness.

grave::noun | Spocien Dictionary

grave
noun
/greɪv/
death of a person
Type Words
Type of dying, death, demise


he went to his grave without forgiving me.
from cradle to grave.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.