raven's

Belonging to corvid

Raven's is the possessive form of raven—the large black bird known for intelligence and ominous associations.

It typically modesses body parts or attributes: the raven's wing, the raven's call, the raven's glossy feathers.

Literary contexts often invoke the bird's symbolic darkness: The raven's shadow fell across the threshold.

bird

feathers

Bird's lightweight covering

nest · caw · plumage · corvid · fledgling · roost · flight · glossy · iridescent · carrion

mythological

Odin

Chief Norse deity

  • NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
  • messengerOne who delivers communications
  • wisdomGood judgment from experience

prophecy · trickster · creation · totem · indigenous · Haida · Pacific · Northwest · spirit · supernatural

literary

Poe

American gothic writer's surname

midnight · dreary · pallid · bust · ominous · foreboding · prophetic · darkness · shadow · melancholy

heraldic

crest

Highest point or tuft

  • emblemRepresentational sign or device
  • coatOuter garment or layer
  • armsUpper body limbs

shield · sigil · banner · device · blazon · sable · displayed · Tower · London · royal

Opposites
symbolic/spiritual association

raven'sdove's

Of a peaceful bird

swan's · angel's · lamb's · lark's · nightingale's

ecological role

raven'sdove's

Of a peaceful bird

sparrow's · robin's · hummingbird's

Phrases
Family

raven, ravens, ravening, ravenous, ravenously

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G