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raven

/ˈɹeɪvən/noun, verb2 syllables

Raven means: eat greedily.

Synonyms for raven8

noun, as in large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

Corvus corax

verb, as in eat greedily

devour, guttle, pig

verb, as in prey on or hunt for

prey, predate

also used for raven

ebony, onyx

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What does raven mean?5

verb

1

eat greedily“he devoured three sandwiches”

2

prey on or hunt for“These mammals predate certain eggs”

3

obtain or seize by violence

4

feed greedily“The lions ravened the bodies”

noun

1

large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with raven?2

two syllables

havencraven
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Raven in a sentence

  • To the crow family belong the raven, the rook and the magpie.qdii
  • That's neither a crow nor a raven, but a magpie.Objectivesea
  • The raven perched atop the eerie, gnarled tree.Amastan
  • Do you know the story about the fox, the raven and the cheese?araneo
  • Why is a raven like a writing-desk?Manfredo
  • The raven is regarded a bird of bad omen.marcelostockle
  • Why is a raven like a writing desk?Manfredo
  • The raven croaked from the old yew-tree.Hybrid

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Forms of raven

as a noun

plural
ravens

as a verb

third-person singular
ravens
present participle
ravening
past participle
ravened
past tense
ravened