Collocations for grave - noun
ADJECTIVE
deep,
shallow
The body was found in a shallow grave.
The body was found in a shallow grave.
open
The mourners threw flowers into the open grave.
The mourners threw flowers into the open grave.
fresh,
freshly dug
unmarked
His body is buried in an unmarked grave.
unmarked
His body is buried in an unmarked grave.
common,
communal (esp. BrE),
mass
A mass grave has been discovered outside the town.
A mass grave has been discovered outside the town.
watery
He rescued her from a watery grave (= saved her from drowning).
He rescued her from a watery grave (= saved her from drowning).
early
She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking).
She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking).
VERB + grave
dig
mark
The grave was marked by a simple headstone.
mark
The grave was marked by a simple headstone.
desecrate
Some of the graves have been desecrated by vandals.
Some of the graves have been desecrated by vandals.
visit
Whenever he goes home he visits his mother's grave.
Whenever he goes home he visits his mother's grave.
PREPOSITION
beyond the grave
The old lady still influences the family from beyond the grave.
The old lady still influences the family from beyond the grave.
in a/the grave
I'll be in my grave by the time that happens!
I'll be in my grave by the time that happens!
on a/the grave
She puts fresh flowers on her husband's grave every Sunday.
She puts fresh flowers on her husband's grave every Sunday.