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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Graves, Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Gravesnoun

    English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)

Wiktionary

  1. Gravesnoun

    a region close to Bordeaux in south-western France.

  2. Gravesnoun

    the dry white wine produced in this region.

  3. Gravesnoun

    derived from Grave.

Wikipedia

  1. Graves

    A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries.Certain details of a grave, such as the state of the body found within it and any objects found with the body, may provide information for archaeologists about how the body may have lived before its death, including the time period in which it lived and the culture that it had been a part of. In some religions, it is believed that the body must be burned or cremated for the soul to survive; in others, the complete decomposition of the body is considered to be important for the rest of the soul (see bereavement).

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  1. graves

    A grave is a location where a dead body, often within a coffin, is buried in the ground. It is typically marked by a tombstone or grave marker, indicating the name of the deceased, and dates of birth and death. Graves are typically located in designated areas known as cemeteries or burial grounds. The term also signifies the concept of death or mortality.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Graves

    the sediment of melted tallow. Same as Greaves

Wikidata

  1. Graves

    Graves is an important subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Graves is situated on the left bank of the Garonne river, in the upstream part of the region, southeast of the city Bordeaux and stretch over 50 kilometres. Graves is the only Bordeaux subregion which is famed for all three of Bordeaux' three main wine types—reds, dry whites and sweet wines—although red wines dominate the total production. Graves AOC is also the name of one Appellation d'origine contrôlée which covers most, but not all of the Graves subregion. The area encompasses villages including Sauternes, Pessac, Talence, Léognan, Martillac, Saint-Morillon, and Portets. The name Graves derives from its intensely gravelly soil. The soil is the result of glaciers from the Ice Age, which also left white quartz deposits that can still be found in the soil of some of the top winemaking estates.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GRAVES

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Graves is ranked #371 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Graves surname appeared 84,179 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 29 would have the surname Graves.

    69.6% or 58,622 total occurrences were White.
    24.1% or 20,363 total occurrences were Black.
    2.6% or 2,189 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.3% or 2,003 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 598 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 404 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of graves in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of graves in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of graves in a Sentence

  1. Steve Warren:

    We knew this because we saw freshly dug graves.

  2. Volker Turk:

    It is striking, there are many less people coming than last year, it's a combination of factors. As well as the new government, there are stronger activities against smuggling and trafficking. And the discovery of the mass graves last year also shocked people.

  3. President Donald Trump:

    We've had, as you know, the remains of the heroes, our great heroes from many years ago -- that's coming back, and coming back as they find them, as they find the sites and the graves, and they're sending them back.

  4. Ruckett:

    Between today and tomorrow are graves, and between promising and fulfilling are chasms.

  5. Khalid Abu Bakar:

    (Authorities) found 139 suspected graves. They are not sure how many bodies are inside each grave.

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