noun Download 🔗Share Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax. Examples : "The raven perched on the fencepost, its glossy black feathers gleaming in the sunlight. " animal bird nature environment biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A jet-black colour. Examples : "The raven's feathers were a deep, rich black. " color appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of the color of the raven; jet-black Examples : "She was a tall, sophisticated, raven-haired beauty." color appearance bird Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Rapine; rapacity. Examples : "The landlord's raven left the tenants with barely enough money to survive the winter. " character animal bird nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. Examples : "After the bully took the smaller child's lunch money, he considered it his raven for the day. " animal bird food action war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To obtain or seize by violence. Examples : "The bully ravened the other children's lunch money. " action war inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To devour with great eagerness. Examples : "The hungry child ravened down his entire bowl of pasta. " food action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prey on with rapacity. Examples : "During the economic crisis, some dishonest landlords ravened on struggling tenants by charging exorbitant rents they knew were unsustainable. " animal nature action inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To show rapacity; to be greedy (for something). Examples : "The students ravened at the pizza after their long rehearsal, grabbing slices before anyone else could get near. " character attitude moral human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading