raven (redirected from ravens)

ra·ven ¹  (rvn)

n.

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

adj.

Black and shiny: raven tresses.

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[Middle English, from Old English hræfn.]

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rav·en ²  (rvn)

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.

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[From Middle English ravin, raven, rapine, plunder, prey; see ravin.]

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raven·er n.

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Raven [ˈreɪv^ən]

n

(Myth & Legend / Non-European Myth & Legend) a traditional trickster hero among the native peoples of the Canadian Pacific Northwest

[from raven¹]

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raven¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large passerine bird, Corvus corax, having a large straight bill, long wedge-shaped tail, and black plumage: family Corvidae (crows). It has a hoarse croaking cry

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a shiny black colour

b.  (as adjective) raven hair

[Old English hrǣfn; related to Old High German hraban, Old Norse hrafn]

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raven²

vb

1. to seize or seek (plunder, prey, etc.)

2. to eat (something) voraciously or greedily; be ravenous in eating

[from Old French raviner to attack impetuously; see ravenous]

ravener  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	raven - large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail Corvus corax corvine 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" prey, predate forage - wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
	3.	raven - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" guttle, pig, devour 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" eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"

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raven

adjective black, ebony, jet-black, coal-black a striking woman with long raven hair

Related words
adjective corvine
collective noun unkindness

see shades from black to white

Translations

raven [ˈreɪvn]

A. N → cuervo m

B. ADJ [hair] → negro

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raven [ˈreɪv^ən] n (= bird) → corbeau m

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raven

n → Rabe m; raven-black → rabenschwarz

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raven [ˈreɪvn] n → corvo (imperiale)

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raven [ˈreɪvn] n → corvo (imperiale)

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raven

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 큰까마귀 varnas krauklis sejenis gagak raaf ravn kruk corvo corb ворон krkavec, havran krokar gavran korp นกขนาดใหญ่จำพวกกา kuzgun 大烏鴉 крук کالا کوا con quạ 渡鸦，大乌鸦

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raven → غراب أسود havran ravn Rabe κοράκι cuervo korppi corbeau gavran corvo カラス 큰까마귀 raaf ravn kruk corvo ворон korp นกขนาดใหญ่จำพวกกา kuzgun con quạ 大乌鸦