Grave

Grave

A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries.

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Famous quotes containing the word grave:

    “I was the Dreamer, they the Dream; I roam’d
    Delighted, through the motley spectacle;
    Gowns grave or gaudy, Doctors, Students, Streets,
    Lamps, Gateways, Flocks of Churches, Courts and Towers:”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “He who shall teach the Child to Doubt
    The rotting Grave shall ne’er get out.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “It flows through old hushed Egypt and its sands,
    Like some grave mighty thought threading a dream,”
    —Leigh Hunt (1784–1859)