a grave face

  • 1Grave — Grave, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[=a]v [ e]r); superl. {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See {Grief.}] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His shield grave and great. Chapman. [1913… …

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  • 2Grave accent — Grave Grave, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[=a]v [ e]r); superl. {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See {Grief.}] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His shield grave and great. Chapman.… …

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  • 3grave — ♦♦♦ graves, graver, gravest (Pronounced [[t]gre͟ɪv[/t]], except for meaning 5, when it is pronounced [[t]grɑ͟ːv[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A grave is a place where a dead person is buried. They used to visit her grave twice a year. 2) N COUNT: oft to N,… …

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  • 4face — [ fas ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. pop. °facia, class. facies 1 ♦ Partie antérieure de la tête humaine. ⇒ figure, tête, visage. « La face est le moyen d expression du sentiment » (Malraux). Une face large, pleine, colorée. « dans sa face rasée, ronde,… …

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  • 5Grave (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Grave Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Corpse Putrefaction Origin = Visby, Sweden Genre = Death metal Years active = 1986–present Label = Century Media Associated acts = Entombed… …

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  • 6grave — grave1 [ greıv ] noun count ** 1. ) the place where a dead body is buried in a deep hole in the ground. A tomb is a structure above the ground that contains a dead body: He s never even visited his mother s grave. 2. ) the grave LITERARY death:… …

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  • 7grave — I UK [ɡreɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms grave : singular grave plural graves ** 1) the place where a dead body is buried in a deep hole in the ground. A tomb is a structure above the ground that contains a dead body He s never even visited… …

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  • 8Grave Danger — Infobox Television episode| Title= Grave Danger Series= Season = 5 Episode = 24/25 Guests= John Saxon (Walter Gordon) Frank Gorshin (himself) Tony Curtis (himself) Lois Chiles (Jillian Stokes) Andrew Prine (Judge Bill Cisco Stokes) Airdate = May… …

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  • 9Grave — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Grave », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Sommaire 1 …

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  • 10grave — grave1 graveless, adj. gravelike, adj. graveward, gravewards, adv., adj. /grayv/, n. 1. an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body. 2. any place of interment; a tomb or sepulcher: a watery grave. 3. any place that becomes the… …

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