ravens
Intelligent black birds
Ravens are large black birds of the crow family, known for their intelligence and harsh croaking calls.
They appear throughout mythology and literature as omens or symbols of death.
The verb raven (accent on the second syllable) means to devour greedily or to prowl hungrily for prey: The wolves ravened through the forest.
Crow family member
- crowLarge black corvid
- flockAnimals gathered together
- cawCorvid vocalization
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
beak · wings · flight · perch · nest · roost · plumage · talons
Fearful anticipation of harm
- portentSign of future calamity
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
eerie · sinister · death · battlefield · Poe · Nevermore · gothic · dark
Chief Norse deity
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
folklore · Celtic · shape-shifter · creation · messenger · oracle · spirit · omen
Major Maryland seaport
- NFLPro football organization
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
tailgate · roster · playoffs · Lamar Jackson · Ray Lewis · defense · gridiron · AFC
Addressing challenges methodically
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
puzzle-solving · adaptive · curious · playful · resourceful · communication · social · recognition
corvid
Crow family member
feathers · beak · wings · flight · perch · nest · roost · plumage · talons · forage
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
haunting · eerie · sinister · death · battlefield · Poe · Nevermore · gothic · dark · spectral
Odin
Chief Norse deity
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- prophecyForetelling of future events
totem · folklore · Celtic · shape-shifter · creation · messenger · oracle · spirit · omen · sacred
Baltimore
Major Maryland seaport
stadium · tailgate · roster · playoffs · Lamar Jackson · Ray Lewis · defense · gridiron · AFC · mascot
problem-solving
Addressing challenges methodically
mimicry · puzzle-solving · adaptive · curious · playful · resourceful · communication · social · recognition · caching
- Gothicgargoyle, gothic fiction, pointed arch, gothic architecture, flying buttress
- smart animalsdolphin, dolphins, chimp, chimpanzee, orangutan
- Gothic castledungeons, towers, turrets, battlements, drawbridges
- Coastal AlaskaSitka, Juneau, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay, fjords
- Literary Symbolssymbols, motifs, archetypes, emblems, iconography
- OdinAllfather, one-eyed, wolves, Valhalla, Wednesday
ravenssongbirds
Perching birds with musical calls
nightingales · canaries · larks · thrushes · warblers
- The Raven
- Baltimore RavensMaryland professional football team
- ravenous hungerExtreme, urgent need to eat
- common ravenBig black corvid species
- odin's ravens
- Three-Eyed RavenAll-seeing seer