Found 4 items, similar to grave.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: grave
kuburan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: grave
gawat, kuburan, memahat
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: grave
grave
adj 1: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to
keeping promises;
“a grave God-fearing man”;
“a quiet
sedate nature”;
“as sober as a judge”;
“a solemn
promise”;
“the judge was solemn as he pronounced
sentence” [syn:
sedate,
sober,
solemn]
2: 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”;
“a
life-threatening disease” [syn:
dangerous,
grievous,
serious,
severe,
life-threatening]
3: 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” [syn:
grievous,
heavy,
weighty]
[also:
graven]
grave
n 1: death of a person;
“he went to his grave without forgiving
me”;
“from cradle to grave”
2: 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” [syn:
tomb]
3: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
[syn:
grave accent]
[also:
graven]
grave
v 1: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at
it;
“She is sculpting the block of marble into an image
of her husband” [syn:
sculpt,
sculpture]
2: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface;
“engrave a
pen”;
“engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup”
[syn:
engrave,
inscribe]
[also:
graven]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Grave
Grave
\Grave\, v. i.
To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised
lines; to practice engraving.
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Grave
\Grave\, v. t. (Naut.)
To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc.,
and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or
greaves was formerly used for this purpose.
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Grave
\Grave\, a. [Compar.
Graver (gr[=a]v"[~e]r); superl.
Gravest.] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave
heavy, grave. See
Grief.]
1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]
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His shield grave and great. --Chapman.
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2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate;
serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave
deportment, character, influence, etc.
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Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak.
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A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.
--Milton.
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3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color;
a grave face.
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4. (Mus.)
(a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a
grave note or key.
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The thicker the cord or string, the more grave
is the note or tone. --Moore
(Encyc. of
Music).
(b) Slow and solemn in movement.
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Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note under
Accent, n., 2.
Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful;
sedate; weighty; momentous; important.
Usage:
Grave,
Sober,
Serious,
Solemn. Sober supposes
the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is
opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious
implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed
to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important
concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance,
etc., which results from the pressure of weighty
interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or
vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire.
Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is
carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition;
a solemn promise.
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Grave
\Grave\, v. t. [imp.
Graved (gr[=a]vd); p. p.
Graven
(gr[=a]v"'n) or
Graved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Graving.] [AS.
grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D.
graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw.
gr[aum]fva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to
write, E. graphic. Cf.
Grave, n.,
Grove, n.]
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1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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He hath graven and digged up a pit. --Ps. vii. 16
(Book of
Common
Prayer).
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2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard
substance; to engrave.
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Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them
the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii.
9.
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3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel;
to sculpture; as, to grave an image.
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With gold men may the hearte grave. --Chaucer.
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4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
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O! may they graven in thy heart remain. --Prior.
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5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. --Shak.
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Grave
\Grave\, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS.
graf, G. grab, Icel. gr["o]f, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See
Grave to carve.]
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any
place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death;
destruction.
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He bad lain in the grave four days. --John xi. 17.
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Grave wax, adipocere.
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