Synonyms for raven
- adjective
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of the jet-black and often glossy colour of the plumage of a raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
Near-synonyms: ebony, onyx
- v. 1
Alternative spelling of ravin. To absorb or take in (something, such as information) greedily; also, to approach or pounce on (someone) like prey.
- v. 2
Alternative spelling of ravin. Followed by about, after, or for: to go after or seek for something, especially booty or spoils; to maraud, to plunder; also (generally), to move about wildly and cause damage; to rampage.
- n. 1
Obtaining or seizing property by force or violence; pillage, plunder, robbery; (countable, chiefly in the plural) an instance of this.
Related words
- Word family
- ravenish ravenlike raven-messenger ravening ravenous ravenously ravenousness
- Phrases
- sea raven raven parrot common raven northern raven
- Is a kind of
- bird
- Other spellings
- ravin
Example sentences
- ebony The cat's fur shimmered with a deep ebony hue.
By length
- 3 letters
- pig1
- 4 letters
- prey1, crow1, onyx2, inky2, ebon
- 5 letters
- black1, ebony3, sable2
- 6 letters
- devour3, rapine, guttle
- 10 letters
- plundering3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (onyx2 = 2 syllables).