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ra·ven 1 R0058800 (rā′vən)n.1. A large bird (Corvus corax) of the Northern Hemisphere, having black plumage and a croaking cry.2. Any of several similar birds of the genus Corvus, found in Africa, Australia, and southwestern North America.adj. Black and shiny: raven tresses.
[Middle English, from Old English hræfn.]
rav·en 2 R0058900 (răv′ən)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 (ˈreɪvən) n1. (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 cry2. (Colours) a. a shiny black colourb. (as adjective): raven hair. [Old English hrǣfn; related to Old High German hraban, Old Norse hrafn]
raven (ˈrævən) vb1. to seize or seek (plunder, prey, etc)2. to eat (something) voraciously or greedily; be ravenous in eating[C15: from Old French raviner to attack impetuously; see ravenous] ˈravener n
Raven (ˈreɪvən) n (Non-European Myth & Legend) a traditional trickster hero among the native peoples of the Canadian Pacific Northwest[from raven1]ra•ven1 (ˈreɪ vən)
n. 1. any of several very large corvine birds having lustrous black plumage and a loud, harsh call, esp. Corvus corax, of North America and Eurasia. adj. 2. lustrous black: raven hair. [before 900; Middle English; Old English hrǣfn, c. Old High German (h)raban, Old Norse hrafn] ra′ven•like`, adj. rav•en2 (ˈræv ən)
v.i. 1. to plunder. 2. to prowl for food. 3. to eat or feed greedily. v.t. 4. to pillage: armies ravening the land. 5. to devour greedily. [1485–95; earlier ravine < Middle French raviner, v. derivative of ravine ravin] raven
Past participle: ravened
Gerund: ravening
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| I raven | | you raven | | he/she/it ravens | | we raven | | you raven | | they raven |
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| I ravened | | you ravened | | he/she/it ravened | | we ravened | | you ravened | | they ravened |
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| I am ravening | | you are ravening | | he/she/it is ravening | | we are ravening | | you are ravening | | they are ravening |
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| I have ravened | | you have ravened | | he/she/it has ravened | | we have ravened | | you have ravened | | they have ravened |
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| I was ravening | | you were ravening | | he/she/it was ravening | | we were ravening | | you were ravening | | they were ravening |
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| I had ravened | | you had ravened | | he/she/it had ravened | | we had ravened | | you had ravened | | they had ravened |
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| I will raven | | you will raven | | he/she/it will raven | | we will raven | | you will raven | | they will raven |
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| I will have ravened | | you will have ravened | | he/she/it will have ravened | | we will have ravened | | you will have ravened | | they will have ravened |
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| I will be ravening | | you will be ravening | | he/she/it will be ravening | | we will be ravening | | you will be ravening | | they will be ravening |
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| I have been ravening | | you have been ravening | | he/she/it has been ravening | | we have been ravening | | you have been ravening | | they have been ravening |
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| I will have been ravening | | you will have been ravening | | he/she/it will have been ravening | | we will have been ravening | | you will have been ravening | | they will have been ravening |
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| I had been ravening | | you had been ravening | | he/she/it had been ravening | | we had been ravening | | you had been ravening | | they had been ravening |
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| I would raven | | you would raven | | he/she/it would raven | | we would raven | | you would raven | | they would raven |
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| I would have ravened | | you would have ravened | | he/she/it would have ravened | | we would have ravened | | you would have ravened | | they would have ravened |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  raven - large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tailCorvus coraxcorvine bird - birds of the crow familygenus Corvus, Corvus - type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens | | Verb | 1. | raven - obtain or seize by violenceseize - 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, predateforage - wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods" | | 3. | raven - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"guttle, pig, devoureat - 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?" |
ravenadjective black, ebony, jet-black, coal-black a striking woman with long raven hairRelated words
adjective corvine
collective noun unkindness see shades from black to whiteTranslationsraven (ˈreivən) noun a large black bird of the crow family. 大烏鴉 渡鸦，大乌鸦
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(as) black as a raven1. dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as a raven down there!2. dated Of a thoroughly evil, mean-spirited, or ungenerous mindset or disposition. She narrowed her eyes, and I could tell her thoughts had turned as black as a raven.See also: black, raven(as) black as a raven's wing1. dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as a raven's wing down there!2. dated Of a thoroughly evil, mean-spirited, or ungenerous mindset or disposition. She narrowed her eyes, and I could tell her thoughts had turned as black as a raven's wing.See also: black, wing(as) black as a raven's feather1. dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as a raven's feather down there!2. dated Of a thoroughly evil, mean-spirited, or ungenerous mindset or disposition. She narrowed her eyes, and I could tell her thoughts had turned as black as a raven's feather.See also: black, featherraven
raven, common name for the largest members of the family Corvidae (crowcrow,
partially migratory black bird, genus Corvus, of the same family as the raven, the magpie, the jay, and the rook and the jackdaw of Europe. The American, or common, crow, C. brachyrhynchos, about 19 in. (49 cm) long, has a wingspread of over 3 ft (92 cm).
..... Click the link for more information. family), ranging throughout the arctic and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The common raven, Corvus corax, is a glossy black scavenging bird about 26 in. (66 cm) long, with a call resembling a guttural croak. Long the subject of superstition and legend, the raven can be tamed and taught to mimic human speech. Ravens are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Corvidae. Bibliography See studies by B. Heinrich (repr. 1991; 1999). Raven (Corvus corax), a bird of the crow family, in the Passeriformes order. Body length, 60-65 cm. Black in color with blue or green metallic tint; young ravens are mat black. The distribution of ravens is very broad: they are found in Europe, Asia (excluding the southeast), North and Central America, and North Africa; in the USSR they are every-where except in densely populated areas. Ravens are not numerous. They lead a settled or a migratory life. During the winter they flock to the dumps near cities. They build their nests in trees and on rocks, coastal precipices, and tall structures. A single nesting place serves for generation after generation. From five to six eggs are laid once a year. The raven is an omniverous bird, but most of its food consists of animal food and carrion. A closely related species is the desert raven (C. ruficollis), brownish in color, which inhabits North Africa and southwest Asia; in the USSR it is found in the deserts of Middle Asia. What does it mean when you dream about a raven?Ravens are symbols of diabolical evil in traditional Christianity. This bird also symbolizes uncleanliness and death because it feeds upon dead and decaying animals. Because it is a sign of transformation, the raven is also associated with magicians and sorcerers. ravenbird of ill omen visits the despairing poet. [Am. Lit.: Poe The Raven]See: Birds
ravenguardian of the dead. [Christian Folklore: Mercatante, 159]See: Guardianship
ravenoften presages death or catastrophe. [Animal Folklore: Jobes, 213]See: Omenraven1. 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. a. a shiny black colour b. (as adjective): raven hair RAVEN
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raven
Related to raven: Common RavenSynonyms for ravenadj blackSynonyms- black
- ebony
- jet-black
- coal-black
Synonyms for ravennoun large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tailSynonymsRelated Words- corvine bird
- genus Corvus
- Corvus
verb obtain or seize by violenceRelated Wordsverb prey on or hunt forSynonymsRelated Wordsverb eat greedilySynonymsRelated Wordsverb feed greedilyRelated Words |