Definition of raven

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Raven (n.) Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.

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Sea Raven :: Sea raven () The cormorant.
Contravened :: Contravened (imp. & p. p.) of Contraven.
Thwart :: Thwart (v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat..
Greedy :: Greedy (superl.) Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey..
Cravening :: Cravening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crave.
Hornbill :: Hornbill (n.) Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals..
Ravenous :: Ravenous (a.) Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire..
Contravening :: Contravening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Contraven.
Predatory :: Predatory (a.) Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits..
Ravenala :: Ravenala (n.) A genus of plants related to the banana.
Raven :: Raven (a.) Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness..
Caw :: Caw (v. i.) To cry like a crow, rook, or raven..
Recreant :: Recreant (a.) Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven..
Raphany :: Raphany (n.) A convulsive disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It was so called because supposed to be caused by eating corn with which seeds of jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum) had been mixed, but the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism..
Lupine :: Lupine (n.) Wolfish; ravenous.
Ravener :: Ravener (n.) A bird of prey, as the owl or vulture..
Limosis :: Limosis (n.) A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.
Craven :: Craven (n.) A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n..
Ravin :: Ravin (a.) Ravenous.
Extravenate :: Extravenate (a.) Let out of the veins.
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