ra·ven 1 (r  v n)n. A large bird (Corvus corax) having black plumage and a croaking cry. adj. Black and shiny: raven tresses. [Middle English, from Old English hræfn.] |
rav·en 2 (r vn)v. rav·ened, rav·en·ing, rav·ens v.tr. 1. To consume greedily; devour. 2. To seek or seize as prey or plunder. v.intr. 1. To seek or seize prey or plunder. 2. To eat ravenously. n. Variant of ravin. [From Middle English ravin, raven, rapine, plunder, prey; see ravin.] rav en·er n. |
raven
Noun
a large bird of the crow family with shiny black feathers
Adjective
(of hair) shiny black [Old English hrǣfn]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  raven - large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tailcorvine bird - birds of the crow family genus Corvus, Corvus - type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens |
| Verb | 1. | raven - obtain or seize by violence seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" |
| 2. | raven - prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" forage - wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods" | |
| 3. | raven - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | |
| 4. | raven - feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies" |
Translations
n raven [ˈreivən]
a large black bird of the crow family. raaf غُراب гарван krkavec ravn der Rabe κοράκι cuervo ronk کلاغ سیاه korppi corbeau עוֹרֵב एक पक्षी gavran holló gagak hrafn corvo わたりがらす 갈가마귀 varnas krauklis sejenis gagak raaf ravn kruk corvo corb ворон krkavec, havran krokar gavran korp นกขนาดใหญ่จำพวกกา kuzgun 渡鴉，大烏鴉 крук کالا کوا con quạ 渡鸦，大乌鸦
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