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Raven

noun/ɹˈeɪvən/
Definition
large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
obtain or seize by violence
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈeɪvən/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈeɪvən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈeɪvən/
2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈeɪvən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
devourCorvus coraxpredateguttlepreypig
Parts of Speech
nounlarge black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
verbobtain or seize by violence
verbprey on or hunt for
“These mammals predate certain eggs”
verbeat greedily
“he devoured three sandwiches”
verbfeed greedily
“The lions ravened the bodies”
Word Forms
preynounanimal hunted or caught for food
predationnounan act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
pignouna person regarded as greedy and pig-like
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Rabe
großer schwarzer Vogel mit geradem Schnabel und langem keilförmigem Schwanz
🇫🇷French
corbeau
grand oiseau noir avec un bec droit et une longue queue en forme de coin
🇪🇸Spanish
cuervo
pájaro negro grande con pico recto y cola larga en forma de cuña
🇮🇹Italian
corvo
grande uccello nero con becco dritto e lunga coda a forma di cuneo
🇳🇱Dutch
raaf
grote zwarte vogel met een rechte snavel en een lange wigvormige staart
🇵🇹Portuguese
corvo
grande pássaro preto com bico reto e cauda longa em forma de cunha
🇷🇺Russian
ворон
крупная черная птица с прямым клювом и длинным клиновидным хвостом.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
काला कौआ
सीधी चोंच और लंबी पच्चर के आकार की पूंछ वाला बड़ा काला पक्षी
🇧🇩Bengali
কাক
একটি সোজা বিল এবং লম্বা কীলক আকৃতির লেজ সহ বড় কালো পাখি
🇮🇳Tamil
காக்கை
ஒரு நேரான பில் மற்றும் நீண்ட ஆப்பு வடிவ வால் கொண்ட பெரிய கருப்பு பறவை
🇮🇳Telugu
కాకి
పెద్ద నల్లటి పక్షి నేరుగా బిల్ మరియు పొడవాటి చీలిక ఆకారపు తోకతో ఉంటుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
कावळा
एक सरळ बिल आणि लांब पाचर-आकार शेपूट असलेला मोठा काळा पक्षी
🇮🇳Gujarati
કાગડો
સીધું બિલ અને લાંબી ફાચર આકારની પૂંછડી સાથેનું મોટું કાળું પક્ષી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಾಗೆ
ನೇರ ಬಿಲ್ಲು ಮತ್ತು ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಬೆಣೆಯಾಕಾರದ ಬಾಲವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಪ್ಪು ಹಕ್ಕಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കാക്ക
നേരായ ബില്ലും നീളമുള്ള വെഡ്ജ് ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള വാലും ഉള്ള വലിയ കറുത്ത പക്ഷി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰੇਵਨ
ਇੱਕ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਬਿੱਲ ਅਤੇ ਲੰਬੀ ਪਾੜਾ-ਆਕਾਰ ਵਾਲੀ ਪੂਛ ਵਾਲਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਪੰਛੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
کوے
سیدھا بل اور لمبی پچر نما دم والا بڑا سیاہ پرندہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
乌鸦
黑色大鸟，有直喙和长楔形尾巴
🇯🇵Japanese
カラス
まっすぐなくちばしと長いくさび形の尾を持つ大きな黒い鳥
🇰🇷Korean
갈가마귀
곧은 부리와 긴 쐐기 모양의 꼬리를 가진 커다란 검은 새
🇻🇳Vietnamese
con quạ
con chim lớn màu đen với mỏ thẳng và đuôi dài hình nêm
🇹🇭Thai
กา
นกสีดำขนาดใหญ่ ปากตรง หางยาวรูปลิ่ม
🇮🇩Indonesian
gagak
burung hitam besar dengan paruh lurus dan ekor panjang berbentuk baji
🇵🇭Filipino
uwak
malaking itim na ibon na may tuwid na kwelyo at mahabang hugis-wedge na buntot
🇲🇾Malay
gagak
burung hitam besar dengan paruh lurus dan ekor panjang berbentuk baji
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غراب
طائر أسود كبير ذو منقار مستقيم وذيل طويل على شكل إسفين
🇮🇷Persian
کلاغ
پرنده سیاه بزرگ با منقاری مستقیم و دم بلند گوه ای شکل
🇹🇷Turkish
kuzgun
düz gagalı ve kama şeklinde uzun kuyruğu olan büyük siyah kuş
🇮🇱Hebrew
עוֹרֵב
ציפור שחורה גדולה עם שטר ישר וזנב ארוך בצורת טריז
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'raven'?
The primary meaning of 'raven' is 'large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'raven' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'raven' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'raven' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'raven' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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