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raven

adjective as in black

adjective as in ebony

Strong matches

Weak match

adjective as in jet

adjective as in sable

noun as in game

noun as in quarry

noun as in plunder

noun as in stormy petrel

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As for the pictures, they’re shrouded in ominous shadows, but although the raven’s eyes burn like embers, the bird does nothing worse than cry “nevermore,” and Lenore, when she appears, looks downright comely.

From Snow White to Belle, for decades Disney princesses could have auburn, blonde or raven manes.

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The image also features a raven resting on her shoe and even more of them swarming around her.

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New powers to shoot young ravens in Orkney are being drawn up by Scotland's natural heritage agency following a spate of attacks on livestock.

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"When we asked the charter flight company what happened, they said it was eaten by a raven," he said laughing.

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