grave1 |
a hole dug in the ground for burying a dead body. [4 definitions] |
grave2 |
having great seriousness or importance; causing deep concern; critical. [4 definitions] |
grave3 |
to carve or incise; engrave. [2 definitions] |
grave4 |
in music, slow and solemn. [2 definitions] |
grave accent |
a diacritical mark (à), placed over a vowel to indicate length or low pitch, or to indicate secondary stress of a syllable. (Cf. acute accent.) |
gravedigger |
a person who digs graves for a living. |
gravel |
a loose mixture of small stones, pebbles, and sometimes sand. [4 definitions] |
gravel-blind |
almost, but not completely, blind. (Cf. sand-blind, stone-blind.) |
gravelly |
full of or like gravel. [2 definitions] |
graven |
a past participle of grave3. |
graven image |
an idol or fetish, esp. one carved from wood or stone. |
Graves' disease |
a disorder characterized by excessive thyroid secretion that causes enlargement of the thyroid and higher basal metabolism and pulse rate. |
graveside |
the area beside a grave. [2 definitions] |
gravesite |
the location of a grave or graves; a place of burial. |
gravestone |
a stone placed as a marker at a person's grave. |
graveyard |
a tract of ground for burying the dead; cemetery. |
graveyard shift |
(informal) a work shift that extends through the early morning hours, often beginning at midnight. [2 definitions] |
gravid |
pregnant. |
gravimeter |
a device for measuring the specific gravity of a solid or liquid. [2 definitions] |
gravimetric |
of or concerning the measurement of weight. |
gravitas |
a sense of great seriousness or weightiness. [2 definitions] |