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- [greyv]
- /greɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [greyv]
- /greɪv/
Definitions of graved word
- verb with object graved to clean and apply a protective composition of tar to (the bottom of a ship). 1
- noun graved Simple past form of grave. 1
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Origin of graved
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English graven, Old English grafan; cognate with German graben
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Parts of speech for Graved
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
graved popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
graved usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for graved
adj graved
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- modeled — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- graven — a past participle of grave3 .
- sculptured — having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts.
- chiseled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiseled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
verb graved
- fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- chisel — A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
- shape — Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
adjective graved
- chiselled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiselled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- engraved — Cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
- chased — Pursue in order to catch or catch up with.
- etched — Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.
- modelled — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
Antonyms for graved
verb graved
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- sew — to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
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