grave: 意味と定義

Linguistics Written with or modified by the mark ( ` ), as the è in Sèvres.

An excavation for the interment of a corpse.

A place of burial.

Death or extinction: faced the grave with calm resignation.

Requiring serious thought; momentous: a grave decision in a time of crisis.

Fraught with danger or harm: a grave wound.

Dignified and somber in conduct or character: a grave procession. See Synonyms at serious.

Somber or dark in hue.

Linguistics Of or referring to a phonetic feature that distinguishes sounds produced at the periphery of the vocal tract, as in labial and velar consonants and back vowels.

Linguistics A mark ( ` ) indicating a pronounced e for the sake of meter in the usually nonsyllabic ending -ed in English poetry.

To sculpt or carve; engrave.

To stamp or impress deeply; fix permanently.

To clean and coat (the bottom of a wooden ship) with pitch.

Music In a slow and solemn manner. Used chiefly as a direction.