adj.
1.dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
2.causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
3.of great gravity or crucial import grave n.
1.death of a person
2.a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
3.a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation grave v.
1.shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
2.carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Idiom of the Day
lower the boom on (someone)
to scold or punish someone severely
Our teacher lowered the boom on the students who were late with their homework.