"raven" meaning in English

See raven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈreɪvən/ Audio: en-us-raven.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-raven.wav [US] Forms: raven [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: rāʹvən Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The black colour of the raven.
    Sense id: simple-raven-en-adj-SpJCteuT

Noun

IPA: /ˈreɪvən/ Audio: en-us-raven.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-raven.wav [US] Forms: raven, ravens [plural]
enPR: rāʹvən Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A kind of large black bird which is part of the genus Corvus.
    Sense id: simple-raven-en-noun-lDmjVnFP

Verb

IPA: /ˈreɪvən/ Audio: en-us-raven.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-raven.wav [US] Forms: raven [canonical], ravens [third-person, singular], ravened [past], ravened [past, participle], ravening [present, participle]
enPR: rāʹvən Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Raven is when a person or people party wildly.
    Sense id: simple-raven-en-verb-mRtrMZdK
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