grave

Adjective

• 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
    

• 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
    
  • a life-threatening disease
    

• 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
    

Noun

• a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

• 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
    

• death of a person
  • he went to his grave without forgiving me
    
  • from cradle to grave
    

Verb

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
  • engrave a pen
    
  • engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
    
  • the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  grievous , heavy , weighty , dangerous , serious , severe , life-threatening , sedate , sober , solemn , grave accent , tomb , scratch , engrave , inscribe , sculpt , sculpture