Graves

¹ American  

[grahv, grav] / grɑv, grav /

noun

1. a wine-growing district in Gironde department, in SW France.

2. a dry, red or white table wine produced in this region.

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Graves ² American  

[greyvz] / greɪvz /

noun

1. Morris, 1910–2001, U.S. painter.

2. Robert (Ranke) 1895–1985, English poet, novelist, and critic.

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Graves ¹ British  

/ ɡrɑːv /

noun

1. (sometimes not capital) a white or red wine from the district around Bordeaux, France

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Graves ² British  

/ ɡreɪvz /

noun

1. Robert ( Ranke ). 1895–1985, English poet, novelist, and critic, whose works include his World War I autobiography, Goodbye to All That (1929), and the historical novels I, Claudius (1934) and Claudius the God (1934)

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Example Sentences

Transportation chair Sam Graves said he is ready for his ‘next chapter,’ pulling his re-election paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was deep into the writing of “Kin” when her Graves’ disease flared in earnest.

From Los Angeles Times

Michale Graves - best known as a former frontman of the US punk band Misfits - had been due to take to the stage at The Marrs Bar in Worcester on Friday night.

From BBC

His name was Captain Graves, and he was meaner than Old Lady Ellis.

From Literature

“The Wendy Williams Show” came to an end after 13 seasons as its host battled Graves’ disease, a thyroid-related autoimmune condition.

From Los Angeles Times