Gravesite vs. Grave — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gravesite and Grave
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Gravesite
The place where a grave is located.
Grave
A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries.Certain details of a grave, such as the state of the body found within it and any objects found with the body, may provide information for archaeologists about how the body may have lived before its death, including the time period in which it lived and the culture that it had been a part of.
Gravesite
The location of a grave.
Grave
A hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound
The coffin was lowered into the grave
A mass grave
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Grave
Another term for grave accent
Grave
Giving cause for alarm; serious
A matter of grave concern
Grave
Serious or solemn in manner or appearance
His face was grave
Grave
(as a direction) slowly; with solemnity.
Grave
Engrave (an inscription or image) on a surface
Marble graved with exquisite flower, human and animal forms
Grave
Clean (a ship's bottom) by burning off the accretions and then tarring it
They graved the ship there and remained 26 days
Grave
(as a direction) slowly; with solemnity.
Grave
An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
Grave
A place of burial.
Grave
Death or extinction
Faced the grave with calm resignation.
Grave
See grave accent.
Grave
Requiring serious thought; momentous
A grave decision in a time of crisis.
Grave
Fraught with danger or harm
A grave wound.
Grave
Dignified and somber in conduct or character
A grave procession.
Grave
Somber or dark in hue.
Grave
Written with or modified by the mark ( ` ), as the è in Sèvres.
Grave
Of or referring to a phonetic feature that distinguishes sounds produced at the periphery of the vocal tract, as in labial and velar consonants and back vowels.
Grave
To sculpt or carve; engrave.
Grave
To stamp or impress deeply; fix permanently.
Grave
To clean and coat (the bottom of a wooden ship) with pitch.
Grave
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial
Grave
Any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher.
Grave
(by extension) Death, destruction.
Grave
(by extension) Deceased people; the dead.
Grave
A written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent (`).
Grave
(historical) A count, prefect, or person holding office.
Grave
To dig.
Grave
To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
Grave
To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.
To grave an image
Grave
To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
Grave
To entomb; to bury.
Grave
To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
Grave
Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful.
Grave
Low in pitch, tone etc.
Grave
Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable.
Grave
Dull, produced in the middle or back of the mouth. (See Grave and acute)
Grave
(obsolete) Influential, important; authoritative.
Grave
To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; - so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose.
Grave
To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.
He hath graven and digged up a pit.
Grave
To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel.
Grave
To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image.
With gold men may the hearte grave.
Grave
To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
O! may they graven in thy heart remain.
Grave
To entomb; to bury.
Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground.
Grave
To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
Grave
Of great weight; heavy; ponderous.
His shield grave and great.
Grave
Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; - said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc.
Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors.
A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.
Grave
Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face.
Grave
Not acute or sharp; low; deep; - said of sound; as, a grave note or key.
The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone.
Grave
Slow and solemn in movement.
Grave
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.
He bad lain in the grave four days.
Grave
Death of a person;
He went to his grave without forgiving me
From cradle to grave
Grave
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
Grave
A mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Grave
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
Grave
Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface;
Engrave a pen
Engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup
Grave
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
Grave
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
Grave
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
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