graver
Noun pluralgravers
Pluralgravers
- 1Comparative of grave. Use this to say one thing is more serious than another.
The situation grew graver as the floodwaters kept rising.
Her face turned graver when she heard the bad news.
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- 2A sharp metal tool used to cut fine lines into metal, wood, or stone.
Like a sharp pen that cuts lines into metal instead of writing with ink.
The artist pressed the graver into the copper plate to cut a thin line.
He sharpened his graver before starting the next picture.
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- 3A person who carves or cuts designs into wood, stone, or metal.
Like an artist who carves shapes into wood or stone.
The graver finished the stone angel above the tomb.
A skilled graver cut the king's face into the seal.
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graver is a form of grave
grave, adjective: Very serious in a bad way, often meaning dangerous or worrying. Full entry
- Spelling
- grave → graver: add -r
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Origins
From Old English græfere meaning an engraver or carver. It comes from grave, meaning to engrave, plus -er.
From the adjective grave plus -er.