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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for graves

Noun

1. Graves, Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Graves, writer, author
usage: English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)

Noun

1. Graves, Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Graves, writer, author
usage: death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
2. grave, death, dying, demise
usage: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave"
3. grave, tomb, topographic point, place, spot
usage: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

Verb

1. sculpt, sculpture, grave, carve
usage: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
2. engrave, grave, inscribe, carve, chip at
usage: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"
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