grave

adj 1: 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" [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"

[syn: {dangerous}, {grievous}, {serious}, {severe}]

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}]

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}]

v 1: shape (stone or wood, for example) by whittling away at it;

"She is sculpting an image of her husband" [syn: {sculpt},

{sculpture}]

2: write upon; engrave a pen, for example [syn: {engrave}, {inscribe}]

rave

[WPI] 1. To persist in discussing a specific subject.

2. To speak authoritatively on a subject about which one knows

very little.

3. To complain to a person who is not in a position to correct

the difficulty.

4. To purposely annoy another person verbally.

5. To evangelise. See {flame}.

6. Also used to describe a less negative form of blather, such

as friendly bullshitting. "Rave" differs slightly from

{flame} in that "rave" implies that it is the persistence or

obliviousness of the person speaking that is annoying, while

{flame} implies somewhat more strongly that the tone or

content is offensive as well.

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