raven
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- noun
- /ˈreɪvən/
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- Off to the side, in the woods, a raven was croaking, a hoarse single note.
- black raven
- two ravens
- follow a raven
They're mostly say, Ravens or foxes.
- They're mostly say, Ravens or foxes.
- Suddenly the hackles on the coyotes were raised, the eagles flew and the Ravens disappeared.
- I am known for my pen, dark tails and poems The Raven, the lake and The wire on HBO.
Examples
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The statuette of a raven, carved from solid onyx, glistens in the moonlight.
Fiction book (1992) -
Then, cradling the raven under one arm, she dashes off on silent cat feet.
Fiction book (1992) -
I can also see the raven.
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It's about the Raven which is the bird of prophecy.
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His bird is a raven named Tinky.
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The river wanders here through some five miles, covering the distance that a raven would in one.
Academic text (2010) -
Overhead, flights of snow geese, ducks, and chattering ravens passed in a whir of wings.
Fiction book (1990) -
A pair of ravens perched on the branch, cawing loudly at each other.
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In the forest, a raven flew overhead, its dark feathers gleaming in the sunlight.
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The raven is known for its intelligence, solving complex puzzles to access food.
Synonyms
A large black bird with a straight beak and a long wedge-shaped tail
Compounds
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Raven is an old name for the big black bird, a word people long ago used for that clever bird with a loud croak. That's why we still call the intelligent dark bird a raven and sometimes say 'raven-black' to mean very black.