NOUN | animal | raven, Corvus corax | large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail |
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VERB | contact | raven | obtain or seize by violence |
consumption | raven, prey, predate | prey on or hunt for | |
consumption | raven, devour, guttle, pig | eat greedily | |
consumption | raven | feed greedily |
Sounds | rey'vahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail. | |
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Synonym | Corvus corax | |
Member of | Corvus, genus Corvus | type genus of the Corvidae |
Broader | corvine bird | birds of the crow family |
Spanish | cuervo | |
Catalan | corb, Corvus corax |
Meaning | Obtain or seize by violence. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Broader | seize | Take or capture by force |
Spanish | rapiñar |
Meaning | Prey on or hunt for. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | prey, predate | |
Broader | forage | wander and feed |
Meaning | Eat greedily. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | devour, guttle, pig | |
Broader | eat | take in solid food |
Spanish | atracarse, devorar, engullir, tragar, zamparse | |
Catalan | devorar, empassar se, endrapar, engolir, fartar-se |
Meaning | feed greedily. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "The lions ravened the bodies" | |
Broader | feed, eat | take in food |
Spanish | atiborrar |
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