Raven word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "raven" word

[noun] large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
[verb] feed greedily
[verb] eat greedily
[verb] prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
[verb] obtain or seize by violence

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\Ra"ven\, n. [AS. hr[ae]fn; akin to raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. ?. ???.] (Zo["o]l.) A large black passerine bird ({Corvus corax}), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern part of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted for its sagacity. {Sea raven} (Zo["o]l.), the cormorant.
\Ra"ven\, a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.
\Rav"en\, n. [OF. ravine impetuosity, violence, F. ravine ravine. See {Ravine}, {Rapine}.] [Written also {ravin}, and {ravine}.] 1. Rapine; rapacity. --Ray. 2. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
\Rav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravening}.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.] 1. To obtain or seize by violence. --Hakewill. 2. To devoir with great eagerness. Like rats that ravin down their proper bane. --Shak.
\Rav"en\, v. i. To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. [Written also {ravin}, and {ravine}.] Benjamin shall raven as a wolf. --Gen. xlix. 27.

Synonyms for raven

Corvus corax, devour, gulp, guttle, pig, predate, prey

The fun area, different aproach to word »raven«

Let's analyse "raven" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NEVAR. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-. .- ...- . -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: raven: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: raven: 9 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 5 = 24, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
V (1)	22	Fool	Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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