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Ravened :: Ravened (imp. & p. p.) of Rave.

Raven :: Raven (a.) Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness..

Ravening :: Ravening (a.) Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves..

Gormand :: Gormand (n.) A greedy or ravenous eater; a luxurious feeder; a gourmand.

Ravening :: Ravening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rave.

Harpy :: Harpy (n.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three..

Ravenous :: Ravenous (a.) Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire..

Hoarse :: Hoarse (superl.) Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven..

Engraven :: Engraven () of Engrav.

Scylla :: Scylla (n.) A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying Between Scylla and Charybdis, signifying a great peril on either hand..

Cravening :: Cravening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crave.

Raven :: Raven (v. t.) To devour with great eagerness.

Ravener :: Ravener (n.) A bird of prey, as the owl or vulture..

Craven :: Craven (n.) A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n..

Exarch :: Exarch (n.) A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors; in the Eastern Church, the superior over several monasteries; in the modern Greek Church, a deputy of the patriarch , who visits the clergy, investigates ecclesiastical cases, etc..

Voracious :: Voracious (a.) Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool..

Wolf :: Wolf (a.) Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door..

Graven :: Graven (p. p.) of Grav.

Raven''s-duck :: Raven's-duck (n.) A fine quality of sailcloth.

Thwart :: Thwart (v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat..

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