Definition of raven

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Raven (n.) Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.

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Carnal :: Carnal (a.) Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody.
Ravener :: Ravener (n.) A bird of prey, as the owl or vulture..
Raven :: 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..
Contravene :: Contravene (v. t.) To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law..
Cravening :: Cravening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crave.
Circumduct :: Circumduct (v. t.) To contravene; to nullify; as, to circumduct acts of judicature..
Sharp-set :: Sharp-set (a.) Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set..
Graven :: Graven (p. p.) of Grav.
Craven :: Craven (n.) A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n..
Lepidomelane :: Lepidomelane (n.) An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See Mica..
Contravene :: Contravene (v. t.) To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
Limosis :: Limosis (n.) A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.
Sculptile :: Sculptile (a.) Formed by carving; graven; as, sculptile images..
Raven :: Raven (n.) Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Ravenous :: Ravenous (a.) Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture..
Sea Raven :: Sea raven () The cormorant.
Contravening :: Contravening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Contraven.
Paraventure :: Paraventure (adv.) Peradventure; perchance.
Ravening :: Ravening (n.) Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.
Scylla :: Scylla (n.) A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying Between Scylla and Charybdis, signifying a great peril on either hand..
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