Definition of Graves

Noun: Graves  graav(z)

  1. English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
    - Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Graves
Noun: grave  greyv
  1. A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
    "he put flowers on his mother's grave";
    - tomb
     
  2. Death of a person
    "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
Verb: grave (graved,graven)  greyv
  1. Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
    "She is graving the block of marble into an image of her husband";
    - sculpt, sculpture, sculp
     
  2. Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
    - scratch, engrave, inscribe
     
  3. Impress deeply on the mind

See also:
gravers
graveside

Anagrams containing the word Graves

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