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Raven

/ˈɹeɪvən/

Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax.

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📖 Definitions of "Raven"

noun

1
Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax.
2
A jet-black colour.

adjective

1
Of the color of the raven; jet-black
"She was a tall, sophisticated, raven-haired beauty."

🔄 Synonyms of "Raven"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
guttlenoun	(transitive) Often followed by down or up: to swallow (something) greedily; to gobble, to guzzle.
preynoun	A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
devourverb	(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
gulpnoun	To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.
pignoun	(countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
corvus coraxnoun	large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Raven"

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Word	Definition
pignoun	(countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
gulpnoun	To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.
devourverb	(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
guttlenoun	(transitive) Often followed by down or up: to swallow (something) greedily; to gobble, to guzzle.
preynoun	A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
corvus coraxnoun	large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
eaglenoun	Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
blackbirdnoun	A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
crownoun	A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
hartnoun	(countable) A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
ebonynoun	(countable and uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.
crownnoun	(clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
levelnoun	The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
lippincottnoun	A surname.
corbienoun	(Scotland) A raven or crow (typically Corvus corax).
corvusnoun	(historical) A hooked ram for destroying walls.
corvidnoun	A member of the bird family Corvidae, including crows, ravens, jays, choughs, treepies etc.
jackdawnoun	A bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family; associated with church towers and ruins, where it frequently likes to nest.
rooknoun	(chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
raidnoun	(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.