raven

[ra·ven]

A raven is a large, black bird that's a scavenger meaning that it likes to feed on dead animals. If someone tells you that you have "raven tresses," they are commenting on your hair color, not your eating habits.

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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.

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

Verb
feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies"

Verb
eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

Verb
prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"

Verb
obtain or seize by violence

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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.

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

n.
Rapine; rapacity.

n.
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.

v. t.
To obtain or seize by violence.

v. t.
To devour with great eagerness.

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

Raven

Ra"ven , n. [AS. hr'91fn; akin to raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. . .] (Zo'94l.) 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 (Zo'94l.), the cormorant.

Raven

Ra"ven, a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.

Raven

Rav"en , n. [OF. ravine impetuosity, violence, F. ravine ravine. See Ravine, Rapine.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.] 1. Rapine; rapacity. Ray. 2. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.

Raven

Rav"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ravening.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.] 1. To obtain or seize by violence. Hakewill. 2. To devoir with great eagerness.

Like rats that ravin down their proper bane.

Raven

Rav"en, v. i. To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. [Written also ravin, and ravine.]

Benjamin shall raven as a wolf.

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.

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

Rapine; rapacity.

To obtain or seize by violence.

To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.

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Usage Examples

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

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