graver — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brand noun A name, symbol, or identity that marks a product or company and distinguishes it from competitors.
- burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- engrave verb To cut letters, patterns, or images into a hard surface, typically metal, stone, or wood.
- etch verb To cut a design or pattern into a hard surface using acid, a needle, or another sharp tool.
- gouge noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
- grave noun A hole dug in the ground to bury a dead body.
- inscribe verb To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
Senses
graver is used for these senses in English:
- brand (transitive) To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
- burn (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
- etch To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- gouge (transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
- inscribe (transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
brand — full definition
- noun A name, symbol, or identity that marks a product or company and distinguishes it from competitors.
- noun A particular make or type of product.
- noun A mark burned into skin or hide with a hot iron, especially to show ownership of livestock.
- verb To mark permanently with a hot iron, or to label someone unfairly with a lasting reputation.
burn — full definition
- noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
- verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
- verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
- verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.