Graves

[ grahv; French grav ]

/ grɑv; French grav /

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noun

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

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

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Words nearby Graves

Gravenhage, graven image, graveolent, graver, graverobber, Graves, Graves' disease, Gravesend, Gravesham, graveside, gravesite

Other definitions for Graves (2 of 2)

Graves²

[ greyvz ]

/ greɪvz /

noun

Morris, 1910–2001, U.S. painter.

Robert (Ran·ke)

[rahng-kuh], /ˈrɑŋ kə/, 1895–1985, English poet, novelist, and critic.

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How to use Graves in a sentence

Seven defensive pairs have been used by Bednar for more than 100 minutes and the only one that isn’t on the ice for at least 60 percent of the even-strength goals scored is Graves and Girard.
The Avalanche’s dominance at even strength is a recipe for Stanley Cup success|Neil Greenberg|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
Police said Graves, 34, and another man were inside the mall when an altercation happened with another group.
Va. man charged in fatal shooting in Manassas|Dana Hedgpeth|April 22, 2021|Washington Post
At least 10 different Ducks have scored in each of the team’s first five games, a reflection of the lopsided scores that allow Graves to empty his bench and the level of talent that enters the game when he does.
The Oregon Ducks Lost Three Stars To The WNBA, But They Haven’t Lost A Step|Howard Megdal|December 16, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Graves noted that Prince and Sabally didn’t practice much this past week.
The Oregon Ducks Lost Three Stars To The WNBA, But They Haven’t Lost A Step|Howard Megdal|December 16, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

“When something is nonexistent, it’s hard to convey the value of what made it nonexistent,” Graves said.
Now that there’s a coronavirus vaccine, how do you persuade people to take it?|Frances Stead Sellers|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
Their bodies were later found incinerated and buried in mass graves outside of town.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They recorded 10,549 graves on or near the railway in 144 cemeteries, failing to locate only 52 graves.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Europe on these days people go to the graves of their beloved ones who have passed away.
Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween|Joseph Campbell|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The long crypt tunnels into a hillside, only visible by a smattering of skylights peeking up between graves.
Brooklyn’s Gangster Graveyard|Nina Strochlic|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The resurrected vampire graves in particular have created quite a spectacle.
Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards|Nina Strochlic|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beyond the village, on a rise of ground, was the church, its square gray tower crumbling down upon its ancient graves.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Solomon, and the Second Solomon, rest in their unknown graves; their wisdom is corrupted; but their genius survives in the earth.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
She's in de play-house I made her, jess dis side de graves, whar she sits an' plays.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
He was waiting to take him to the graves, and the play-house near them, and he was watching the child as she examined the carving.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
Tall iron gates between the arches enclose the graves, which are marked with massive sarcophagi of Scotch granite.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy

British Dictionary definitions for Graves (1 of 2)

Graves¹

/ (ɡrɑːv) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Graves (2 of 2)

Graves²

/ (ɡreɪvz) /

noun

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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