Phrase Hound found 102 phrases and 106 compound words that contain grave. The most common are listed below. Open grave in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 102
- beyond the graveAfter death.
- mass graveA grave (in any of the countable senses) containing many corpses.
- grave accentA diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.
- take to the graveTo never reveal (a secret).
- grave goodsThe artefacts (jewellery, animals, slaves, etc) buried with a dead person in a grave or tomb.
- turn in one's graveTo be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased.
- from the cradle to the graveSpanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death.
- accent graveA grave accent.
- war graveA burial place, grave(s) for individual victim(s), soldiers and/or civilians, of warfare, including civil war.
- silent as the graveSaying absolutely nothing (especially about a particular subject).
- grave goodsingular of grave goods
- one foot in the graveIndicates being near death, or almost dead.
- have one foot in the graveTo be close to death, to be dying.
- cradle-to-graveSpanning an entire lifetime, from birth to death.
- watery graveThe death (or loss of an inanimate object) due to drowning (sinking) in a body of water; or the underwater resting place of such a person or object.
- taken to the gravepast participle of take to the grave: To never reveal (a secret).
- takes to the gravethird-person singular simple present indicative of take to the grave: To never reveal (a secret).
- took to the gravesimple past of take to the grave
- common graveSynonym of potter's field: A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried.
- grave candleA candle lit in memory of the dead or to commemorate a solemn event.
- grave markerA tombstone or other permanent fixed object to indicate the location of a grave.
- passage graveOne or more burial chambers covered by earth or stone and having a narrow access passage made of large stones. These structures usually date from the Neolithic Age, and are found largely in Western Europe.
- dig one's own graveTo behave in a way that is likely to cause one to lose or fail, including, but not limited to, result in death.
- grave markersplural of grave marker: A tombstone or other permanent fixed object to indicate the location of a grave.
- grave waxA waxy substance found on corpses; adipocere.
Compound words 106
- gravitySenses relating to seriousness.
- graveyardA tract of land in which the dead are buried.
- engraveTo carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
- gravediggerA person employed to dig graves.
- gravestoneA stone slab set at the head of a grave.
- gravera burin
- graverobberOne who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.
- gravefulEnough to fill a grave.
- gravedancerOne who rejoices in the death or demise of another; one who dances on someone's grave.
- graveclothesThe clothes in which a corpse is buried.