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raven
(reɪvən)
Word forms: plural ravens
1. countable noun
A raven is a large bird with shiny black feathers and a deep harsh call.
2. adjective
Raven hair is black, shiny, and smooth.
...a striking woman with long raven hair.
The picture shows a dreamy, raven-haired young woman.
Synonyms: black, ebony, jet-black, coal-black More Synonyms of raven
raven in British English 1
(ˈreɪvən)
noun
1.
a large passerine bird, Corvus corax, having a large straight bill, long wedge-shaped tail, and black plumage: family Corvidae (crows). It has a hoarse croaking cry
2.
a.
a shiny black colour
b.
(as adjective)
raven hair
Word origin
Old English hrǣfn; related to Old High German hraban, Old Norse hrafnraven in British English 2
(ˈrævən)
verb
1.
to seize or seek (plunder, prey, etc)
2.
to eat (something) voraciously or greedily; be ravenous in eating
Derived forms
ravener (ˈravener) noun
Word origin
C15: from Old French raviner to attack impetuously; see ravenousRaven in British English
(ˈreɪvən)
noun
a traditional trickster hero among the native peoples of the Canadian Pacific Northwest
Word origin
from raven1raven in American English 1
(ˈreɪvən)
noun
1.
any of various large crows; esp., the largest crow (Corvus corax), with a straight, sharp beak, found in Europe, Asia, and North America
adjective
2.
black and lustrous
Word origin
ME < OE hræfn, akin to ON hrafn, Ger rabe < IE echoic base *ker-, *kor-, imitative of harsh sounds > Gr korax, L corvus, raven: so named from its cryraven in American English 2
(ˈrævən)
verb transitive
1.
to devour greedily
2. Obsolete
to seize forcibly
verb intransitive
3.
to prowl hungrily; search for prey or plunder
4.
to devour food or prey greedily
5.
to have a voracious appetite
noun
6. alt. sp. of
ravin
Word origin
OFr raviner < ravine < L rapina, rapineImage ofraven
© PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek, shutterstock
Examples of 'raven' in a sentenceraven
Word lists withraven
bird, black, faunaIn other languagesraven
British English: raven /ˈreɪvn/ NOUN
A raven is a large bird with shiny black feathers and a deep harsh call.
- American English: raven
- Arabic: غُرابٌ أَسْوَد
- Brazilian Portuguese: corvo
- Chinese: 大乌鸦
- Croatian: gavran
- Czech: havran
- Danish: ravn
- Dutch: raaf
- European Spanish: cuervo
- Finnish: korppi
- French: corbeau
- German: Rabe
- Greek: κοράκι
- Italian: corvo
- Japanese: カラス
- Korean: 큰까마귀
- Norwegian: ravn
- Polish: kruk
- European Portuguese: corvo
- Romanian: corb
- Russian: ворон
- Latin American Spanish: cuervo
- Swedish: korp
- Thai: นกขนาดใหญ่จำพวกกา
- Turkish: kuzgun
- Ukrainian: крук
- Vietnamese: con quạ
Chinese translation of 'raven'
raven
(ˈreɪvən)
n (c)
-
渡鸦(鴉)
(dùyā) (只, zhī)
(adjective)
Definition
(of hair) shiny black
a striking woman with long raven hair
Synonyms
black
He had thick black hair.
ebony
He had rich, soft ebony hair.
jet-black
a woman with large grey eyes and jet-black hair
coal-black
related words
related adjective corvine
collective noun unkindness
see also subject word lists:
Additional synonyms
in the sense of ebony
Definition
very deep black
He had rich, soft ebony hair.
Synonyms
black,
dark,
jet,
raven,
sable,
pitch-black,
jet-black,
inky,
coal-black
in the sense of jet-black
Definition
deep black
a woman with large grey eyes and jet-black hair
Synonyms
black,
jet,
raven,
ebony,
sable,
pitch-black,
inky,
coal-black
Nearby words ofraven
- raunchy
- ravage
- rave
- raven
- ravenous
- ravine
- raving
Synonyms of 'raven'
raven
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