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- [rey-vuh n]
- /ˈreɪ vən/
- /ˈreɪ.vən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rey-vuh n]
- /ˈreɪ vən/
Definitions of raven word
- noun raven a lyric poem (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe. 1
- adjective raven lustrous black: raven locks of hair. 1
- verb without object raven to seek plunder or prey. 1
- verb without object raven to eat or feed voraciously or greedily: to raven like an animal. 1
- verb without object raven to have a ravenous appetite. 1
- verb with object raven to seize as spoil or prey. 1
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Origin of raven
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hrǣfn; cognate with German Rabe, Old Norse hrafn
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Parts of speech for Raven
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
raven popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
raven usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for raven
adj raven
- bituminous — of the nature of bitumen, esp. with regard to its color and combustibility
- black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- charcoal — Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
- coaler — a ship, train, etc, used to carry or supply coal
- ebon — ebony (def 6).
verb raven
- glut — to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite.
noun raven
- mother carey's chicken — any of various small petrels, especially the stormy petrel, Oceanites oceanicus.
- chased — Pursue in order to catch or catch up with.
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- winnings — Plural form of winning.
adjective raven
- atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
- coal — Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
- inklike — Resembling ink.
- jet — a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
- jetty — a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc.
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