GRAVE

n. 1 a a trench dug in the ground to receive a coffin on burial. b a mound or memorial stone placed over this. 2 (prec. by the) death, esp. as indicating mortal finality. 3 something compared to or regarded as a grave. øturn in one's grave (of a dead person) be thought of in certain circumstances as likely to have been shocked or angry when alive. øøgraveless adj. graveward adv. & adj. [OE gróf f. WG]