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Grave

/ɡɹeɪv/

An excavation in the earth as a place of burial

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📖 Definitions of "Grave"

noun

1
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial
2
Any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher.
3
(by extension) Death, destruction.

🔄 Synonyms of "Grave"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
solemn	(by extension) Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
grievous	Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
criticalnoun	Extremely important.
important	Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
heavynoun	(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
severenoun	Very bad or intense.
sedateverb	(of a person or their behaviour) Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement.
serious	Important; weighty; not insignificant.
dangerous	Full of danger.
weighty	Having a lot of weight; heavy.
tombnoun	A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
inscribeverb	(transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
sculpturenoun	(countable) A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
of import	of great significance or value
engraveverb	(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
sculptverb	(transitive) To form by sculpture.
grave accentnoun	(countable) A diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.
soberverb	Not drunk; not intoxicated.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Grave"

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Word	Definition
tombnoun	A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
sculpturenoun	(countable) A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
sculptverb	(transitive) To form by sculpture.
engraveverb	(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
inscribeverb	(transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
heavynoun	(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
weighty	Having a lot of weight; heavy.
severenoun	Very bad or intense.
important	Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
solemn	(by extension) Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
criticalnoun	Extremely important.
sedateverb	(of a person or their behaviour) Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement.
grievous	Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
dangerous	Full of danger.
grave accentnoun	(countable) A diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.
serious	Important; weighty; not insignificant.
soberverb	Not drunk; not intoxicated.
of import	of great significance or value
graveyardnoun	A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
gravesitenoun	The location of a grave.