raven

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.

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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

  1. to devour greedily
  2. Obsolete to seize forcibly

Origin: OFr raviner < ravine < L rapina, rapine

intransitive verb

  1. to prowl hungrily; search for prey or plunder
  2. to devour food or prey greedily
  3. 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

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verb rav·ened, rav·en·ing, rav·ens
verb, transitive
  1. To consume greedily; devour.
  2. To seek or seize as prey or plunder.
verb, intransitive
  1. To seek or seize prey or plunder.
  2. To eat ravenously.
noun
Variant of ravin.

Origin:

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

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Related Forms:

  • ravˈen·er noun

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