All 8 Uses of
grave
in
Lord of the Flies
- Murmur; and the grave nodding of heads.
p. 36.2grave = serious and solemn
- More grave nodding; they knew about nightmares.
p. 36.6 *
- There was no laughter at all now and more grave watching.
p. 36.8
- "Altos, you can keep the fire going this week, and trebles the next—" The assembly assented gravely.
p. 43.2gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- Roger understood and nodded gravely. [as Jack explained that he put clay on his face so he wouldn't be seen while hunting]
p. 63.4
- First went Ralph, the white conch cradled, then Piggy very grave, then the twins, then the littluns and the others.
p. 141.7grave = serious and solemn
- "But the—" They were regarding him gravely, not yet troubled by any doubts about his sufficiency.
p. 141.9gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- Roger looked at him gravely.
p. 182.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(grave as in: Her manner was grave.) serious and/or solemnThe exact meaning of this sense of grave can depend upon its context. For example:
- "This is a grave problem," or "a situation of the utmost gravity." -- important, dangerous, or causing worry
- "She was in a grave mood upon returning from the funeral." -- sad or solemn
- "She looked me in the eye and gravely promised." -- in a sincere and serious manner
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Better known meanings of grave and gravity:Less common meanings of grave:
- grave -- a place where a dead body is buried
- gravity -- in the sense of physics to refer to the force of attraction between all masses in the universe--especially the force that causes things to fall toward the earth
- death -- as in "A message from beyond the grave."
- describing a color as dark
- to sculpt with a chisel
- to clean and coat the bottom of a wooden ship with pitch
- grave accent -- a punctuation mark (`) that is used in some non-English languages, and that is placed over some letters of the alphabet to tell how they are pronounced.
- grave musical direction -- in a slow and solemn manner