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noun ˈreɪv(ə)nˈreɪvən A large heavily built crow with mainly black plumage, feeding chiefly on carrion. Genus Corvus, family Corvidae: several species, in particular the widespread all-black common raven (C. corax) Example sentencesExamples - His hair was black, but its sheen was like a raven's feather.
- In the Bible, wasn't it crows and ravens that fed Elijah while he hid in the wilderness?
- Her long, dark hair flew out behind her like a raven's feathers.
- The little faeries dived from the ceiling like a cloud of black ravens.
- The black ravens which you find in the Tower of London have their wings clipped.
- Crows belong to the family of corvids, which also includes rooks, jays, ravens and jackdaws.
- Long-eared Owls usually nest in abandoned stick nests, often the nests of magpies, crows, ravens, or hawks.
- Their island-home always seemed to be inhabited by great black birds - ravens, crows, scavengers of all sorts.
- We might even be able to give the crows, ravens and swallows a little competition.
- Put bluntly, these birds, which include crows, ravens, magpies, and jays, can be real jerks.
- The similarity between a night-heron and a raven is purely vocal.
- He looks straight at me, with eyes as shadowy as a raven's wing.
- The two black ravens perching on the bushes in the center foreground were symbols of death.
- The brain-to-body ratio of crows, ravens and magpies equals that of dolphins and nearly matches humans.
- His hair was the color of a raven's wing, and just as shiny.
- Common ravens were seen removing whole eggs from five nests attended by female Steller's eiders.
- The common raven is larger than the American crow.
- Many were bats as large as cormorants; others were crows and ravens, and all were as black as night.
- And out of the trees came great black ravens, hundreds of them, croaking like peals of doom.
- Well-adapted to urban environments, grackles, crows, ravens, blackbirds, and jays thrive everywhere we do.
adjective ˈreɪv(ə)nˈreɪvən (especially of hair) of a glossy black colour. Example sentencesExamples - She had medium length, raven hair, deep purple eyes, and fair skin.
- His long raven hair had been pulled back into a ponytail, revealing light green eyes.
- His chocolate-colored eyes darkened, and a wisp of raven hair escaped its gelled hold and fell across his forehead.
- His wide smile grew even more at the thought of the boy with long raven hair.
- With an astonished look she walked towards him, black eyes and raven hair surrounding her face.
- Her raven locks were plastered to her head in sweat, and she was sleeping soundly.
- His hair was raven black, and swayed lightly in the wind, reaching his shoulders and cut in a slight upward curve.
- She had a long sheet of glossy raven hair and graceful neck.
- At the man's right was another woman with raven locks and a crimson stare.
- She was a tall woman, slim and delicate, with a wealth of glossy raven hair.
- His hair was a raven black, brushed back away from his forehead.
- Her wavy raven tresses were streaked with white, and looked gray.
- Unfortunately, all he could see was the top of a very familiar head of raven tresses.
- His raven mane was kept short on the sides and in the back.
- Her once beautifully alive raven hair now hung down lifelessly.
- Her hood had been left back and her glossy raven hair had been tied up with a deep lilac ribbon.
- He had brown hair, not raven black like the two Vals.
- Misa had her long, raven black hair up in a bun, where it was neat.
- A tension drained out of him at the sight of those tousled raven locks.
- Do you remember when I was young and pretty, Kant, and had long raven tresses?
Synonyms black, glossy black, jet-black, coal-black, ebony, inky, sooty literary sable
Origin Old English hræfn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raaf and German Rabe. Rhymes Avon, Cavan, cavern, tavern verb ˈrav(ə)nˈrævən [no object]archaic 1(of a wild animal) hunt voraciously for prey. fierce lions went ravening to and fro Example sentencesExamples - He and the hounds ravening him are amalgamated in one precipitate upsweep of pigments.
- One is the very fierce passage in The Origin of Species where he talks about ‘the face of nature, bright with gladness’ and yet if you look beneath, you will see things ravening, devouring, consuming.
- 1.1with object Devour voraciously.
clusters of grapes, the which they raven'd quick Example sentencesExamples - Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.
- But after a while that didn't stop you from ravening down the poison.
Origin Late 15th century (in the sense 'take as spoil'): from Old French raviner, originally 'to ravage', based on Latin rapina 'pillage'. nounˈreɪvənˈrāvən 1A large heavily built crow with mainly black plumage, feeding chiefly on carrion. Genus Corvus, family Corvidae: several species, in particular the widespread all-black common raven (C. corax) Example sentencesExamples - He looks straight at me, with eyes as shadowy as a raven's wing.
- Well-adapted to urban environments, grackles, crows, ravens, blackbirds, and jays thrive everywhere we do.
- Long-eared Owls usually nest in abandoned stick nests, often the nests of magpies, crows, ravens, or hawks.
- Common ravens were seen removing whole eggs from five nests attended by female Steller's eiders.
- Their island-home always seemed to be inhabited by great black birds - ravens, crows, scavengers of all sorts.
- The black ravens which you find in the Tower of London have their wings clipped.
- Put bluntly, these birds, which include crows, ravens, magpies, and jays, can be real jerks.
- The two black ravens perching on the bushes in the center foreground were symbols of death.
- The brain-to-body ratio of crows, ravens and magpies equals that of dolphins and nearly matches humans.
- In the Bible, wasn't it crows and ravens that fed Elijah while he hid in the wilderness?
- The common raven is larger than the American crow.
- The little faeries dived from the ceiling like a cloud of black ravens.
- And out of the trees came great black ravens, hundreds of them, croaking like peals of doom.
- His hair was black, but its sheen was like a raven's feather.
- Crows belong to the family of corvids, which also includes rooks, jays, ravens and jackdaws.
- Many were bats as large as cormorants; others were crows and ravens, and all were as black as night.
- We might even be able to give the crows, ravens and swallows a little competition.
- His hair was the color of a raven's wing, and just as shiny.
- The similarity between a night-heron and a raven is purely vocal.
- Her long, dark hair flew out behind her like a raven's feathers.
2the RavenThe constellation Corvus.
adjectiveˈreɪvənˈrāvən (especially of hair) of a glossy black color. Example sentencesExamples - His hair was a raven black, brushed back away from his forehead.
- His wide smile grew even more at the thought of the boy with long raven hair.
- He had brown hair, not raven black like the two Vals.
- His raven mane was kept short on the sides and in the back.
- Her once beautifully alive raven hair now hung down lifelessly.
- His chocolate-colored eyes darkened, and a wisp of raven hair escaped its gelled hold and fell across his forehead.
- His long raven hair had been pulled back into a ponytail, revealing light green eyes.
- Unfortunately, all he could see was the top of a very familiar head of raven tresses.
- She was a tall woman, slim and delicate, with a wealth of glossy raven hair.
- Do you remember when I was young and pretty, Kant, and had long raven tresses?
- Her hood had been left back and her glossy raven hair had been tied up with a deep lilac ribbon.
- With an astonished look she walked towards him, black eyes and raven hair surrounding her face.
- His hair was raven black, and swayed lightly in the wind, reaching his shoulders and cut in a slight upward curve.
- She had a long sheet of glossy raven hair and graceful neck.
- A tension drained out of him at the sight of those tousled raven locks.
- Her wavy raven tresses were streaked with white, and looked gray.
- At the man's right was another woman with raven locks and a crimson stare.
- Her raven locks were plastered to her head in sweat, and she was sleeping soundly.
- Misa had her long, raven black hair up in a bun, where it was neat.
- She had medium length, raven hair, deep purple eyes, and fair skin.
Synonyms black, glossy black, jet-black, coal-black, ebony, inky, sooty
Origin Old English hræfn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raaf and German Rabe. verbˈrævənˈravən [no object]archaic 1(of a ferocious wild animal) hunt for prey. fierce lions went ravening to and fro Example sentencesExamples - One is the very fierce passage in The Origin of Species where he talks about ‘the face of nature, bright with gladness’ and yet if you look beneath, you will see things ravening, devouring, consuming.
- He and the hounds ravening him are amalgamated in one precipitate upsweep of pigments.
- 1.1with object Devour voraciously.
clusters of grapes, the which they raven'd quick Example sentencesExamples - Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.
- But after a while that didn't stop you from ravening down the poison.
Origin Late 15th century (in the sense ‘take as spoil’): from Old French raviner, originally ‘to ravage’, based on Latin rapina ‘pillage’. |