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raven | ramen |

As nouns the difference between raven and ramen

is that raven is while ramen is soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (japanese style).

As an adverb ramen is

(pastafarianism|humorous) amen.

raven

English

Etymology 1

(wikipedia raven) (Corvus corax) From (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A common name for several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus'', especially the common raven, ''Corvus corax .
    • Derived terms
    * (Australian raven) () * (brown-necked raven) () * (Chatham raven) () * (Chihuahuan raven) () * common raven (Corvus corax ) * (dwarf raven) () * (fan-tailed raven) () * (forest raven) () * (little raven) () * (New Zealand raven) () * northern raven (Corvus corax ) * (pied raven) * (relict raven) () * (Somali raven) () * (Tasmanian raven) () * (thick-billed raven) () * (western raven) () * (white-necked raven) ()

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of the color of the raven; jet-black
    • raven curls
    raven darkness
    She was a tall, sophisticated, raven-haired beauty.
    Derived terms
    * nonraven * raven-black * raven-haired * ravenhood * raven standard

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * ravin, ravine

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Rapine; rapacity.
  • Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To obtain or seize by violence.
  • To devour with great eagerness.
  • To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
    • The raven is both a scavenger, who ravens''' a dead animal almost like a vulture, and a bird of prey, who commonly '''ravens to catch a rodent.
    Related terms
    * ravener * ravening * ravenous, ravenously, ravenousness

    References

    * * [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=raven&searchmode=none]

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    ramen

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (ramen)
  • Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese style)
  • A type of instant noodles

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (Pastafarianism, humorous) amen
  • * 2005 , Mel Sharples, Prayer In City Council Meetings?? , ott.general:
    • [...] For thine is the colander, the noodle, and the sauce, forever and ever. RAmen .
  • * 2006 , bg1...@apexmail.com, A Pastafarian's prayer , alt.atheism:
    • [...] For thine are Meatballs, and the beer, and the strippers, for ever and ever. RAmen .
  • * 2006 , Roger Bryant, Re: Is this all? , alt.religion.pastafarianism:
    • They will let me wear The Chosen Attire at work, however. Ramen .
  • * 2008 , Terry, Re: We do not have a 'soul' = an immaterial and immortal piece , alt.agnosticism:
    • No, no, no! Until YOU stand before His Noodliness when you die. And if you do not believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster (RAmen brother!) then you will not get to partake of the beer volcanoes, nor enjoy the strippers in Heaven.
  • * 2008 , DuhIdiot, Re: Let's sanitize song lyrics by removing references to religious garbage , alt.atheism:
    • YHWH" = tetragrammaton. "FSM" = tetrazziniton. Ramen .
  • * 2009 , JFlexer, MAN PRAYS TO FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER (plus other March 4 FlashNews.com Shorts) , alt.gossip.celebrities:
    • May the Fork be with you... RAmen .

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