grave (
http://definr.com/grave)
adj 1: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to
keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet
sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn
promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced
sentence" [syn:
sedate,
sober,
solemn]
2: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a
dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave
illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a
serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"
[syn:
dangerous,
grievous,
serious,
severe]
3: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious
thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision
in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters
of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the
peace conference" [syn:
grievous,
heavy,
weighty]
n 1: death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving
me"; "from cradle to grave"
2: 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" [syn:
tomb]
3: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
[syn:
grave accent]
v 1: 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" [syn:
sculpt,
sculpture]
2: write upon; engrave a pen, for example [syn:
engrave,
inscribe]