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raven
raven common name for the largest member of the family Corvidae ( crow family), ranging throughout the arctic and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The raven, Corvus corax, is a glossy black scavenging bird about 26 in. (66 cm) long, with a call resembling a guttural croak. Long the ... Read more
Xenophanes
Xenophanes , c.570-c.480 BC, pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of Colophon. Although thought by some to be the founder of the Eleatic school , his thought is only superficially similar to that of Parmenides . Xenophanes opposed the anthropomorphic representation of the gods common to the Greeks since... Read more
blue jay
blue jay common name for a familiar bird ( Cyanocitta cristata ) of central and E North America, allied to the crow, the raven, and the magpie, belonging to the family Corvidae. Almost a foot (30 cm) long, it is handsome and conspicuous. Its upper parts, including the crest, are grayish violet blue... Read more
Thales
Thales , c.636-c.546 BC, pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of Miletus and reputed founder of the Milesian school of philosophy. He is the first recorded Western philosopher. Thales taught that everything in nature is composed of one basic stuff, which he thought to be water. Prior to Thales, mythology ... Read more
trickster
trickster a mythic figure common among Native North Americans, South Americans, and Africans. Usually male but occasionally female or disguised in female form, he is notorious for exaggerated biological drives and well-endowed physique; partly divine, partly human, and partly animal, he is an often... Read more
Christian socialism
Christian socialism term used in Great Britain and the United States for a kind of socialism growing out of the clash between Christian ideals and the effects of competitive business. In Europe, it usually refers to a party or trade union directed by religious leaders in contrast to socialist union... Read more
Elijah
Elijah or Elias [both: Heb.,=Yahweh is God], fl. c.875 BC, Hebrew prophet in the reign of King Ahab . He is one of the outstanding figures of the Bible. Elijah's mission was to destroy the worship of foreign gods and to restore exclusive loyalty to God. His zeal brought about a temporary banis... Read more
kookaburra
kookaburra , common name for a squat, long-tailed Australian kingfisher, Dacelo navaguinae. It is one of the largest birds of the family Alcedinidae ( kingfisher family). Because of its loud, maniacal-sounding call, it is also known as the laughing jackass, or jackass kingfisher. The kookaburra h... Read more
John Ray
John Ray 1627-1705, English naturalist. He was extremely influential in laying the foundations of systematic biology. With his pupil Francis Willughby, he planned a complete classification of the vegetable and animal kingdoms and toured Europe collecting specimens. On Willughby's death, Ray organiz... Read more
sculpin
sculpin common name for a member of the large family Cottidae, bizarre fishes with large, spiny or armored heads and short, tapering bodies, found in both marine and freshwater habitats. The family includes the muddlers and some species called bullheads. Sculpins are cosmopolitan in arctic and nort... Read more

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Raven, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Raven, The, poem by Poe , the title piece of...in his room, one stormy midnight, by a raven who can speak the single word, “...repetition of the fatal word, until the raven becomes an irremovable symbol of his dark...
raven
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition raven common name for the largest member of the...regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The raven, Corvus corax, is a glossy black scavenging...subject of superstition and legend, the raven can be tamed and taught to mimic human speech...
Raven, Simon (Noël)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Raven, Simon (Noël) (1927–2001), novelist, educated...Troubadour (1992). The Old School (1986), a work of non-fiction, reflected Raven's ambivalent attitude to the British public school system. He also published...
‘Raven, The’
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ‘Raven, The’, a poem by E. A. Poe .
McDAVID, Raven I(oor), Jr
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language McDAVID, Raven I(oor), Jr [1911–84]. American DIALECT geographer, born in Greenville, South Carolina, and educated at Furman...
Roman Bartholow
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...deliverance is his friend Penn‐Raven, an unconventional private evangelist...inspired with hope, wishes Penn‐Raven to live on his bounty, and cannot understand...him. The truth is that Penn‐Raven has been paying court, though without...
Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM)
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology ...reasoning tasks. It is sometimes called Raven's, although the SPM is only one of three tests that together comprise Raven's Progressive Matrices. Appropriate...is part of a series of three tests (Raven's Progressive Matrices) for persons...
Soul Birds
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying ...classical times to the present day, the raven ( Corvus corax ) and crow ( Corvus corone...metempsychosis were attached to both the raven and the red-legged crow or chough ( Pyrrhocorax...that he had been enchanted into a crow or raven. This last was said by the Spanish writer...
Inuit
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...traditional folktale told by the Tikigaq Inuit of north Alaska, the raven (a traditional trickster figure in Inuit folklore) was originally...in a soot-flinging match that turned the loon gray and the raven black. 5 • RELIGION Christianity, first introduced...
Edgar Allan Poe
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Mirror and later edited and owned the Broadway Journal. The Raven and Other Poems (1845) won him fame as a poet both at home...real and fantastic. His poems (including "To Helen," "The Raven," "The City in the Sea," "The Bells," and "Annabel...

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raven
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable raven the raven is traditionally regarded as a bird of ill-omen, and one that as a carrion...have been killed in battle or hanged. Danish vikings had the symbol of a raven on their flag. In Scandinavian mythology, Odin has two ravens, Hugin...
Raven
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Raven EF-111A a two-seat specialized tactical jamming aircraft designed to provide electronic countermeasures. It has three operational...
Crosland, (Charles) Anthony (Raven)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Crosland, (Charles) Anthony (Raven) (1918–77) British politician. He served as a Labour MP (1950–55; 1959–77). As Secretary...
Crosland, (Charles) Anthony Raven
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Crosland, (Charles) Anthony Raven (b. 29 Aug. 1918, d. 19 Feb. 1977). British Labour politician Born in St Leonard's-on-Sea, Sussex, he studied at...
King of Ireland's Son
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...On a winter's day when the King of Ireland's Son shoots a raven, the young man is impressed that there is nothing redder than the raven's blood on the snow or blacker than a raven's feather. The combination of the three colours reminds the...
Birds
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Myth.: NCE , 1307] Gripp talking raven, beloved pet of half-wit Barnaby Rudge...s Lit.: Hugh Lofting Dr. Dolittle ] raven bird of ill omen visits the despairing poet. [Am. Lit.: Poe The Raven ] Seagull, Jonathan Livingston ambitious...
Bran
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...languages with the same spelling and near-uniformity in meaning: Ir. raven; W carrion crow; Bret. raven or crow. In Scottish Gaelic it acquires a suffix to mean raven: bran-fhitheach. In Scottish Gaelic and in Irish it is the name of...
The Masque of the Red Death
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...vol. 359, no. 10, 10 July 1995. Farrell, Sean, "The Raven & The Masque of Red Death," in Scarlet Street (Glen Rock), no. 20, Fall 1995. Lucas, Tim, "The Raven/Masque of Red Death," in Video Watchdog (Cincinnati...
Barrymore, Ethel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Night); The Awakening of Helen Ritchie (Noble) 1917 The White Raven (Baker); The Call of Her People (Noble); The Greatest Power...story. One of her early works that does survive is The White Raven, in which she plays a financially r
Deirdre
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...forester, is flaying a slaughtered calf outside in the snow when a raven lands to drink the blood. Deirdre turns to Leborcham and announces...upon whom these three colours should be: his hair like the raven, his cheek like the blood, and his body like the snow...

Thesaurus entries related to "Raven"

raven
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus raven • adjective  raven hair synonyms : black, jet-black, ebony; literary sable.
sable
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English sable • adjective   synonyms : black, jet-black, jet, pitch-black, pitch, black as pitch, raven, ink-black, inky, black as ink, coal-black, black as coal, black as night.
pitch-black
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English pitch-black • adjective  pitch-black nights/eyes synonyms : pitch-dark, jet-black, jet, coal-black, inky, ebony, raven, sable.
jet
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English jet • adjective  a jet cat synonyms : jet-black, black, pitch-black, pitch, ebony, ink-black, inky, sooty, coal-black, sable, raven.
black
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...adjective   1. black horses synonyms : dark, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitch, jet-black, jet, ebony, raven, sable, inky, coal-black, dusky, swarthy, blackish.   2. the black race synonyms : African-American, Negro...
ebony
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ebony • adjective  his ebony eyes synonyms : black, jet-black, pitch-black, coal-black, sable, inky, sooty, raven, dark.
inky
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus inky • adjective   1. the inky darkness synonyms : black, jet-black, pitch-black; sable, ebony, dark, raven; literary Stygian.   2. inky fingers synonyms : ink-stained, stained, blotchy, smudged.
constellation
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...Berenices: Berenice's Hair Corona Australis: The Southern Crown Coronas Borealis: The Northern Crown Corvus: The Crow/Raven Crater: The Cup Crux: The Cross Cygnus: The Swan Delphinus: The Dolphin Dorado: The Goldfish/Swordfish Draco: The Dragon...
golden
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...adjective   1. her golden hair synonyms : blond/blonde, yellow, fair, flaxen, tow-colored. antonyms: dark, raven.   2. a golden time synonyms : successful, prosperous, flourishing, thriving; favorable, providential, lucky...
bird
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...lark longspur magpie martin meadowlark mockingbird nighthawk nightingale nightjar nuthatch oriole ovenbird phoebe pigeon pipit raven redpoll redstart robin sapsucker shrike siskin skylark sparrow starling swallow swift tanager thrasher thrush titmouse towhee...

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Raven is so like that! The hottest teen show and a new CD in stores ... that's what it's like to be Raven. She's so cool.(Raven-Symone)(Interview)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Girls' Life; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; there are excellent reasons Raven-Symone is an attack of cuteness. It...what's hot in fashion and music. With Raven, it's really the stuff you can't...You just have to be honest and fun. Raven, we decided, is like a water balloon...
Raven and the New Humans: a Haida legend.
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Haida people came to be, there existed Raven, a great bird-god, the creator of the...dark again. Once it was light enough for Raven to see, he realized there was nothing but water left from the Great Flood. This made Raven sad. So, he created islands, trees...
RAVEN STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS REMEMBER 10 YEARS OF HISTORY IN TRAINING
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/7/2007; 700+ words ; ...T. SturkolU.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center Public Affairs Whether it's Raven #1 or Raven #1564, students and instructors from the Air Force Phoenix Raven Training Course say the course has made a lasting impact on their lives and the...
Raven Industries. (Corporate Profiles: Advertorial).
Magazine article from: GPS World; 6/1/2003; 700+ words ; ...Technical sales: Elliot Sura Year founded: Raven, 1956; Starlink Inc., 1989 Corporate Description Raven Industries is a successful, stable company...industry's first MSK Beacon/DGPS receiver. Raven continues to foster Starlink's rich tradition...
Raven Industries Engineered Films Announces New Cast Extrusion Line.(Company overview)
Newspaper article from: Journal of Engineering; 5/20/2009; 700+ words ; Raven Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAVN), Engineered...ranging in thickness from 1 mil to 80 mils. Raven Engineered Films is a leading manufacturer...introduction of cast extrusion will allow Raven to produce up to 110" wide multi-layer...
Raven Gold Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Blair Naughty to the position of Chief Executive Officer and President.
PR Newswire; 6/5/2007; 700+ words ; ...also serve as a Director on the Board of Raven Gold Corp. LAS VEGAS, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raven Gold Corp. (OTCBB: RVNG) (the "Company...Chief Executive Officer and President of Raven Gold Corp., effective June 11, 2007...
Raven biotechnologies, inc. and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Extend Evaluation Period of Selected Raven Antibodies.
PR Newswire; 12/6/2007; 700+ words ; ...FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Raven biotechnologies, inc., a privately held company...an option to extend its evaluation of selected Raven MAb antibodies. As a result, Raven will receive an undisclosed milestone payment...
Raven-Symone comes of age with her new CD
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 5/10/2008; ; 700+ words ; ATLANTA - Even though Raven-Symone can now add movie producer to...little girl. But the former "That's So Raven" star is trying to show she's graduated...reruns, on the television screen. One way Raven-Symone believes she can do so is through...
Raven-Symone, Martin Lawrence partner up for 'Road Trip'
Newspaper article from: Call & Post; 3/5/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...believe it or not. Lawrence co-stars with Raven-Symone in the new Disney family comedy...College Road Trip." In the film, Melanie (Raven-Symone) is eagerly looking forward to...and turmoil. While the squeaky-clean Raven-Symone, star of Disney's "That...
Raven Industries and AutoFarm Announce Joint Agreement.
Business Wire; 12/20/2006; 697 words ; ...with Basic Tools SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Raven Industries (Nasdaq:RAVN) and AutoFarm...their partnership in the development of Raven's newest steering system, the QuickTrax...AutoFarm OnTrac Mechanical Drive Unit with Raven's SmarTrax technology to create one of...