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. |
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