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graver

 
Adjective grave has 3 senses
  1. grave, sedate, sober, solemn - dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
    Antonym: frivolous (indirect, via serious)
  2. dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening - causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
    Antonyms: noncritical, noncrucial (indirect, via critical)
  3. grave, grievous, heavy, weighty - of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
    Antonym: unimportant (indirect, via important)
Noun graver has 1 sense
  1. graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel - a tool used by an engraver
    --1 is a kind of hand tool
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