graves

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave"

a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"

carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

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"

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"