grave
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(s) 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
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(s) 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
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(s) 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
Nouns
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(n) death of a person
- he went to his grave without forgiving me
- from cradle to grave
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(n) 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
- (n) a mark (") placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation grave accent,
Verbs
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(v) 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
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(v) carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree