burial mound grave mound barrow tumulus | (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs |
grave tomb | a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone), he put flowers on his mother's grave |
grave accent grave | a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
environment environs surroundings surround | the area in which something exists or lives, the country--the flat agricultural surround |
grave | death of a person, he went to his grave without forgiving me, from cradle to grave |
besiege beleaguer surround hem in circumvent | surround so as to force to give up, The Turks besieged Vienna |
wall palisade fence fence in surround | surround with a wall in order to fortify |
scratch engrave grave inscribe | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface, engrave a pen, engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's, the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree |
surround environ ring skirt border | extend on all sides of simultaneously, encircle, The forest surrounds my property |
sculpt sculpture grave | shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it, She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband |
smother surround | envelop completely, smother the meat in gravy |
dangerous grave grievous serious severe life-threatening | causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm, a dangerous operation, a grave situation, a grave illness, grievous bodily harm, a serious wound, a serious turn of events, a severe case of pneumonia, a life-threatening disease |
grave grievous heavy weighty | of great gravity or crucial import, requiring serious thought, grave responsibilities, faced a grave decision in a time of crisis, a grievous fault, heavy matters of state, the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference |
grave sedate sober solemn | dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises, a grave God-fearing man, a quiet sedate nature, as sober as a judge, a solemn promise, the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence |