English noun: raven | |||
1. | raven (animal) large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail | ||
Synonyms | Corvus corax | ||
Broader (hypernym) | corvine bird | ||
Member meronym | Corvus, genus Corvus | ||
English verb: raven | |||
1. | raven (contact) obtain or seize by violence | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seize | ||
2. | raven (consumption) prey on or hunt for | ||
Samples | These mammals predate certain eggs. | ||
Synonyms | predate, prey | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | forage | ||
3. | raven (consumption) eat greedily | ||
Samples | He devoured three sandwiches. | ||
Synonyms | devour, guttle, pig | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
4. | raven (consumption) feed greedily | ||
Samples | The lions ravened the bodies. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eat, feed | ||