Raven

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).

   “Some ſay that Rauens foſter forlorne children, / The vvhilſt their ovvne birds famiſh in their neſts: / Oh be to me though thy hard hart ſay no, / Nothing ſo kinde but ſomething pittifull.”

2. isim A jet-black, often glossy, colour, like that of the plumage of a raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1).

   “Near-synonyms: ebony, onyx”

3. isim Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a bird from a genus other than Corvus that resembles the raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1), especially in having black plumage; also, an imaginary black bird.

   “The horned Indian Raven or Topau, called the Rhinoceros Bird [section heading]. This horned Bird as it caſts a ſtrong ſmell, ſo it hath a foul look, much exceeding the European Raven in bigneſs.”

4. isim A flag bearing a raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1), formerly used by some Viking leaders
5. isim preceded by the: Viking military power.

   “Behold the vvarrior bright vvith Daniſh ſpoils!— / The raven droops his vvings—and hark! the trumpet, / Exulting, ſpeaks the reſt.”

6. isim A person, especially a man, with black hair.
7. isim A person who brings bad news or makes pessimistic predictions.

   “Ric[hard]. Novv y'ave ſpoke it halfe; 'tis ſinking I muſt treate of; / Your ſhips are all ſunke. / […] / M[istress] Foſt[er]. O thou fatall Raven; Let me pull thine eyes out for this / Sad croake.”

8. sıfat Of the jet-black and often glossy colour of the plumage of a raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1).

   “raven curls    raven darkness”

9. isim Alternative spelling of ravin.

   “The. iiii. rule. […] If thou withdrawe thine handes, and forbere, / The rauens of anyething: remember than, / How his [Jesus's] innocent handes nailed were.”

10. sıfat Alternative spelling of ravin.
11. fiil Sometimes followed by away or from: to obtain or seize (something, especially property) by force or violence; to plunder.
12. fiil Sometimes followed by down, up, or (obsolete) in: to eat (something, such as food or prey) greedily; to devour, to wolf down.

    “Her princes in the middes thereof are like vvolues, rauening yͤ pray [prey] to ſhed blood, and to ſhed blood, and to deſtroye ſoules for their ovvne couetous lucre.”

13. fiil To absorb or take in (something, such as information) greedily; also, to approach or pounce on (someone) like prey.

    “[S]he fenced them in their need / With iron-handed Duty's sternest creed, / 'Gainst Self's lean wolf that ravens word and deed.”

14. fiil Followed by about, after, or for: to go after or seek for something, especially booty or spoils; to maraud, to plunder; also (generally), to move about wildly and cause damage; to rampage.

    “[T]he ſouldiours not yet ſatisfied with ſpoiling and ſacking the reſt that they found in the ſaid Tailleret, raging about the confines thereof, rauened and made hauocke on euery ſide, of whatſoeuer they could lay hands on, taking priſoners both men and women, which were loden with carriage.”

15. fiil To eat greedily; also, followed by on or upon: of an animal: to prey on.

    “The couaitous deſyre of riche men is euer vnſaciable. It always raueneth and neuer is ſatisfied.”

16. fiil Sometimes followed by about or on: to move about searching for food or prey ravenously.

    “[T]he Arms and Hands of the Bear, […] are his ſtrength and inſtrument of action to raven and prey vvith; […]”

17. fiil Sometimes followed by after or for: to have a ravenous appetite or craving for food or prey.

    “[B]ecause hogs are commonly rauening for their meat, more then other cattel, it is meet therefore to haue them ringed, or elſe they will doe much hurt in digging and turning vp corne fieldes, […]”

18. fiil Originally followed by with: to experience great hunger; to be ravenous.
19. fiil To take and exploit or make use of greedily.
20. fiil Sometimes followed by after or for: to have a strong craving or desire for, or to do, something; to crave, to desire, to yearn.

    “Here's my brother thirsting, ravening to make your acquaintance—and by George! you are in luck's way, young hopeful, to make his.”

21. özel isim A surname.

    “William King, Daniel Giles, and Samuel Raven, the other defendants in the bill named, who were described as the trustees nominated by the parties, of the fifth part.”

22. özel isim A female given name from English for a girl with raven hair, used since the 1970s.

    “I want you to do a background check on a woman named Raven Anderson. Waist-length black hair, violet eyes, tall, striking. Late twenties, I'd say.”

23. özel isim A male given name.

    “Raven Allen — Originally from the Zone, he becomes a member of the Psi:Ko when he is kidnapped with his brothers by trackers.”

24. özel isim A community in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada, possibly named after the Raven River.
25. özel isim An unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Edgar County, Illinois.
26. özel isim An unincorporated community in Knott County, Kentucky.
27. özel isim An unincorporated community in Brown County, Nebraska.
28. özel isim A census-designated place in Russell County and Tazewell County, Virginia.
29. özel isim A village in Kardzhali province, Bulgaria.
30. özel isim A village in Gostivar municipality, North Macedonia.