grave — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bass adjective Low in pitch or frequency, referring to sound, voice, or instrument.
- deep adj Extending a long way down from the top or surface.
- earnest adj Serious and sincere in intention or feeling.
- flat adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
- grave noun A hole dug in the ground to bury a dead body.
- grievous adj Very serious or severe, especially describing harm, pain, or wrongdoing.
- heavy adj Having great weight; hard to lift or carry.
- low adj Close to the ground or to a base level; not high.
- severe adjective Very bad, intense, or extreme.
Senses
grave is used for these senses in English:
- bass Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
- earnest Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
- flat (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
- grievous Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
- heavy (of a topic) Serious, somber.
- roadbase The layer of aggregates under the paved layer of a road.
- severe Very bad or intense.
bass — full definition
- adjective Low in pitch or frequency, referring to sound, voice, or instrument.
- noun The lowest range of musical pitch, or an instrument that plays in that range, such as a bass guitar or double bass.
- noun Any of various edible fish resembling perch, found in both fresh and salt water.
deep — full definition
- adj Extending a long way down from the top or surface.
- adj Profound or complex in meaning; not superficial.
- adj Low in pitch, describing a voice or sound.
- adj Intensely rich or saturated, describing colour.
- adv Far into or down through something, physically or figuratively.