Definition of ravens Ravens
/ɹejˈvʌnz/ - [reyvunz] -
We found 3 definitions of ravens from 2 different sources.
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What does ravens mean?
Wiktionary 
- ravens (Noun)
Plural of raven.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: ravens |
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| raven - large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail | ||
| Corvus corax | ||
| corvine bird birds of the crow family | ||
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| raven - prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" | ||
| prey, predate | ||
| forage wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods" | ||
| raven - feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies" | ||
| eat, feed eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" | ||
| raven - obtain or seize by violence | ||
| seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" | ||
| raven - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" | ||
| devour, guttle, pig | ||
| eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" | ||
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Wiktionary
- raven (Noun)
A common name for several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven ,. - raven (Noun)
Rapine; rapacity. - raven (Noun)
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. - raven (Verb)
To obtain or seize by violence. - raven (Verb)
To devour with great eagerness. - raven (Verb)
To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. - raven (Adjective)
Of the color of the raven; jet-black.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- raven (n.)
A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity. - raven (a.)
Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness. - raven (n.)
Rapine; rapacity. - raven (n.)
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. - raven (v. t.)
To obtain or seize by violence. - raven (v. t.)
To devour with great eagerness. - raven (v. i.)
To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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raven
A large black bird, similar to the crow, but larger. -
raven
To prey on or hunt for.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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raven
rā′vn, n. a kind of crow, noted for its croak and glossy black plumage.—adj. black, like a raven.—adj. Rā′ven-col′oured (Shak.).—ns. Rā′ven's-duck, fine hempen sail-cloth; Rā′venstone, a gallows. [A.S. hræfn; Ice. hrafn, Dut. raaf.] -
raven
Ravin (B.), rav′n, v.t. to obtain by violence: to devour with great eagerness or voracity.—v.i. to prey rapaciously.—n. prey: plunder.—ns. Rav′ener, a plunderer; Rav′ening (B.), eagerness for plunder.—adjs. Rav′enous, Rav′ined, voracious: devouring with rapacity: eager for prey or gratification.—adv. Rav′enously.—n. Rav′enousness. [O. Fr. ravine, plunder—L. rapina, plunder.]
Wikipedia 
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A raven is a big, black bird. It is similar to a crow but is a little different. The raven's feathers are all black, but a crow has feathers that are white at the bottom. These cannot be seen from a distance.
The most famous raven is in the Edgar Allen Poe story called "The Raven".
