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Raven is defined as a large black bird with a straight and sharp beak.

(noun)

A large crow is an example of a raven.

The definition of raven is something that is shiny and black.

(adjective)

An example of something raven is black hair.

See raven in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of various large crows; esp., the largest crow (Corvus corax), with a straight, sharp beak, found in Europe, Asia, and North America

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 cry

adjective

black and lustrous

transitive verb

to devour greedily
Obsolete to seize forcibly

Origin: OFr raviner < ravine < L rapina, rapine

intransitive verb

to prowl hungrily; search for prey or plunder
to devour food or prey greedily
to have a voracious appetite

noun

ravin

See raven in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A large bird (Corvus corax) having black plumage and a croaking cry.

adjective

Black and shiny: raven tresses.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English hrǽfn

verb rav·ened, rav·en·ing, rav·ens

verb, transitive

To consume greedily; devour.
To seek or seize as prey or plunder.

verb, intransitive

To seek or seize prey or plunder.
To eat ravenously.

noun

Variant of ravin.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English ravin, raven, rapine, plunder, prey; see ravin

Related Forms:

ravˈen·er noun

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