graves | (n) English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985), Syn. Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Graves |
graves' disease | (n) exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs, Syn. exophthalmic goiter |
gravestone | (n) a stone that is used to mark a grave, Syn. headstone, tombstone |
travesty | (v) make a travesty of |
farce | (n) a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations, Syn. farce comedy, travesty |
otis | (n) United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861), Syn. Elisha Graves Otis |
parody | (n) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way, Syn. charade, burlesque, travesty, takeoff, sendup, pasquinade, mockery, put-on, spoof, lampoon |
Graves | n. pl. The sediment of melted tallow. Same as Greaves. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Graves' disease | [ So called after Dr. Graves, of Dublin. ] Same as Basedow's disease. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Gravestone | n. A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Travesty | a. [ F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to disguise, to travesty, It. travestire, fr. L. trans across, over + vestire to dress, clothe. See Vest. ] Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Travesty | n.; pl. Travesties A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. [ 1913 Webster ] The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Travesty | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Travestied p. pr. & vb. n. Travesting. ] To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous. [ 1913 Webster ] I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
基 | [もとい, motoi] (n) (1) { chem } (See 官能基) group; (2) (See 遊離基) (free) radical; (ctr) (3) counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones) #1,021 [Add to Longdo] |
墓 | [はか, haka] (n) gravesite; tomb; (P) #3,262 [Add to Longdo] |
自己顕示欲 | [じこけんじよく, jikokenjiyoku] (n) person who craves the limelight [Add to Longdo] |
石碣 | [せっけつ, sekketsu] (n) (See いしぶみ) stone monument; gravestone; tombstone [Add to Longdo] |
墓誌銘 | [ぼしめい, boshimei] (n) name of the writer of a gravestone epitaph, engraved after the epitaph [Add to Longdo] |
墓石 | [ぼせき(P);はかいし, boseki (P); hakaishi] (n) tombstone; gravestone; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
墓碑 | [ぼひ, bohi] (n) gravestone; tombstone [Add to Longdo] |
墓標;墓表 | [ぼひょう, bohyou] (n) grave-marker; gravestone [Add to Longdo] |
蓮華;蓮花 | [れんげ, renge] (n) (1) (See 蓮・1) lotus flower; (2) (abbr) (See 蓮華草) Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); (3) (abbr) (See 散り蓮華・1) china spoon; (4) lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone [Add to Longdo] |