Definition of Raven

1. Verb. Obtain or seize by violence.

Generic synonyms: Seize

2. Noun. Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail.
Exact synonyms: Corvus Corax
Generic synonyms: Corvine Bird
Group relationships: Corvus, Genus Corvus

3. Verb. Prey on or hunt for. "These mammals predate certain eggs"
Exact synonyms: Predate, Prey
Generic synonyms: Forage
Derivative terms: Predation, Predation, Prey

4. Verb. Eat greedily. "They Raven more bread"; "He devoured three sandwiches"
Exact synonyms: Devour, Guttle, Pig
Generic synonyms: Eat
Derivative terms: Pig

5. Verb. Feed greedily. "The lions ravened the bodies"
Generic synonyms: Eat, Feed

Definition of Raven

1. n. A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity.

2. a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.

3. n. Rapine; rapacity.

4. v. t. To obtain or seize by violence.

5. v. i. To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.

Definition of Raven

1. Proper noun. (English female given name) for a girl with raven hair, used since the 1970s. ¹

2. Noun. A common name for several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus ''Corvus'', especially the common raven, ''Corvus corax''. ¹

3. Adjective. Of the color of the raven; jet-black ¹

4. Noun. Rapine; rapacity. ¹

5. Noun. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. ¹

6. Verb. (archaic) To obtain or seize by violence. ¹

7. Verb. To devour with great eagerness. ¹

8. Verb. To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Raven

1. to eat in a ravenous manner [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Raven

1. A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern part of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted for its sagacity. Sea raven, the cormorant. Origin: AS. Hraefn; akin to raaf, G. Rabe, OHG. Hraban, Icel. Hrafn, Dan. Ravn, and perhaps to L. Corvus, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Raven

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raven's duck
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