grave

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”

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

“a dangerous operation”

“a grave situation”

“a grave illness”

“grievous bodily harm”

of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

“grave responsibilities”

“faced a grave decision in a time of crisis”

“a grievous fault”

“heavy matters of state”

death of a person

“he went to his grave without forgiving me”

“from cradle to grave”

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 cup with the winner's name”

“the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree”