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(satellite adjective) of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" |
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Synonyms: grievous, heavy, weighty |
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(satellite adjective) dignified and somber in manner or character; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "sober as a judge"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" |
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Synonyms: sedate, sober, solemn |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: tomb |
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Related Words: burial chamber, place, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture, spot, topographic point |
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(noun) death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave" |
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Related Words: death, demise, dying |
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(satellite adjective) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia" |
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Synonyms: dangerous, grievous, serious, severe |
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(verb) write upon; engrave a pen, for example |
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Synonyms: engrave, inscribe |
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Related Words: carve, character, cut up |
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(noun) a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
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Synonyms: grave accent |
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Related Words: accent, accent mark |
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(verb) shape (stone or wood, for example) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting an image of her husband" |
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Synonyms: sculpt, sculpture |
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Related Words: carve |
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