Unscramble graves

Definition of graves

noun:

• English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985). Synonyms: Graves, Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Graves.
• death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me", "from cradle to grave". Synonyms: grave.
• 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". Synonyms: grave, tomb.
• a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation. Synonyms: grave, grave accent.
• German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969). Synonyms: Graf, Steffi Graf, Stephanie Graf.

verb:

• 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". Synonyms: grave, sculpt, sculpture.
• 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". Synonyms: engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch.

Related words

character, mastaba, mastabah, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture.

Words nearby

grave, gravel, graven, graver, greaves, groves.