Dictionary definition · grave
noun
- death of a person"he went to his grave without forgiving me"
- a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)"he put flowers on his mother's grave"
- a mark (‘) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
verb
- shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it"She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface"engrave a pen"
adjective
- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises"a grave God-fearing man"
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm"a dangerous operation"
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought"grave responsibilities"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).