RAVEN
What does "RAVEN" mean?
A large, all-black bird of the crow family, known for its intelligence and deep croaking call.
Meanings
- A large black corvid (Corvus corax) with a wedge-shaped tail and a hoarse croak. A raven perched on the fence post and watched us unblinkingly.
- Of a glossy, deep black color, especially of hair. Her raven hair fell in a sheet down her back. figurative
- To plunder, devour greedily, or seek prey (from a different root, now archaic). The starving wolves ravened through the abandoned camp. archaic
Did you know?
- Ravens can solve multi-step puzzles and plan for the future: in a 2017 study, ravens chose and saved a tool to get a treat up to 17 hours later, a skill once thought unique to great apes and humans.
Word origin
The bird is from Old English 'hræfn', of Germanic origin and imitative of its harsh call; the verb 'raven' (to plunder) comes separately from Old French 'raviner', from Latin 'rapina' (plunder).
Remember it
RAVEN holds 'RAVE' - imagine a raven RAVE-ing in a glossy black coat, then add N for night.
A little poem
Black against grey sky-
it croaks one word in a tongue
older than our own.
haiku
What it teaches
Dismiss nothing for its plain coat: the dullest-colored mind in the room may be planning a day ahead of you.
Quick facts
What does RAVEN mean?
A large, all-black bird of the crow family, known for its intelligence and deep croaking call.
Is RAVEN a valid word?
Yes — RAVEN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RAVEN?
RAVEN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RAVEN come from?
The bird is from Old English 'hræfn', of Germanic origin and imitative of its harsh call; the verb 'raven' (to plunder) comes separately from Old French 'raviner', from Latin 'rapina' (plunder).
What can RAVEN teach us?
Dismiss nothing for its plain coat: the dullest-colored mind in the room may be planning a day ahead of you.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.