Definition of grave

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• grave is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• grave is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• grave is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of grave

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought (adjective)

  Examples

  1. grave responsibilities
  2. faced a grave decision in a time of crisis

  Synonyms

  1. grievous
  2. heavy
  3. weighty
• a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. grave accent
• dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a grave God-fearing man

  Synonyms

  1. sedate
  2. sober
  3. solemn
• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface (verb)

  Examples

  1. engrave a pen
  2. engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name

  Synonyms

  1. engrave
  2. inscribe
  3. scratch
• shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. sculpt
  2. sculpture
• a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) (noun)

  Examples

  1. he put flowers on his mother's grave

  Synonyms

  1. tomb
• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a grave situation
  2. a grave illness

  Synonyms

  1. dangerous
  2. grievous
  3. life-threatening
  4. serious
  5. severe
• death of a person (noun)

  Examples

  1. he went to his grave without forgiving me
  2. from cradle to grave

See definition of grave in Merriam Webster