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   grave

   /ɡreɪv/

   noun

   • 1. a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound: "the coffin was lowered into the grave"
   • ▪ used as an allusive term for death: "life beyond the grave"
   • ▪ a place where a broken or discarded object lies: "they lifted the aircraft from its watery grave"

   Word Origin Old Englishgræf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch graf and German Grab.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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