raven

/'reivn/

Thân thiện

A raven perches on a bare branch overlooking a misty forest.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A large, black bird of the crow family (Corvus corax), known for its intelligence, straight bill, deep croaking call, and long, wedge-shaped tail.

2. Verb:

   • To eat food greedily, hungrily, or voraciously.
   • To seek or seize something, especially prey, with greed or violence.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • A solitary raven perched on the old castle wall.
  • In many cultures, the raven is a symbol of mystery and intelligence.

• Verb:

  • The wolves ravened the carcass.
  • After the long fast, he ravened the simple meal.

Advanced Usage

• "To raven for/after something": To crave or seek something with great desire or hunger.
  • The tyrant was said to raven after power.
• Used in literary contexts to describe consuming or destroying with fierce intensity.
  • The fire ravened through the dry forest.

Variants and Related Words

• Ravenous (adj): Extremely hungry; voracious.
  • The survivors were ravenous after days without food.
• Ravening (adj): (Often used before a noun) Greedily seeking prey; voracious.
  • The ravening wolf pack closed in.

Synonyms

• Noun: Crow, corvid.
• Verb: Devour, gorge, gulp, wolf (down), gobble, prey upon.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

• Raven down: To eat something very quickly and greedily. (Less common)
  • He ravened down his dinner and rushed out.

Related Idioms

• (As) black as a raven: Used to describe something very black or dark.
  • Her hair was as black as a raven's wing.
• A raven's croak: A metaphor for a deep, harsh, or ominous sound.
  • His laugh was like a raven's croak.

Học thuật

Noun

1. large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

Verb

1. feed greedily
   • The lions ravened the bodies
2. eat greedily
   • he devoured three sandwiches
3. prey on or hunt for
   • These mammals predate certain eggs
4. obtain or seize by violence

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Corvus corax
• devour
• guttle
• pig
• prey
• predate