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

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

“Some people are like, ‘I am not going to look at the graphs, the graphs don’t exist for me until May,’” said Danielle Graves Williamson, a Boston University doctoral student who is on the market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Food historian Carwyn Graves said while people may have their own associations with Christmas, trends are always changing alongside economic and social changes.

From BBC

"Within the organisation of Merlin, his main role was transformation and making sure that the customer experience was high on his list. I see the customers as the residents of Derbyshire," Graves said.

From BBC