gravel
small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
Pathology.
multiple small calculi formed in the kidneys.
the disease characterized by such concretions.
to cover with gravel.
to bring to a standstill from perplexity; puzzle.
Informal. to be a cause of irritation to.
Obsolete. to run (a ship) aground, as on a beach.
harsh and grating: a gravel voice.
Origin of gravel
1Other words from gravel
- grav·el·ish, adjective
- un·grav·eled, adjective
- un·grav·elled, adjective
- well-graveled, adjective
- well-gravelled, adjective
Words that may be confused with gravel
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How to use gravel in a sentence
It was not a large enclosure, and thread-like paths, grassy and ungraveled, wound among crowded graves.
Lazarre | Mary Hartwell Catherwood
British Dictionary definitions for gravel
/ (ˈɡrævəl) /
an unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments that is coarser than sand
geology a mixture of rock fragments with diameters in the range 4–76 mm
pathol small rough calculi in the kidneys or bladder
to cover with gravel
to confound or confuse
US informal to annoy or disturb
Origin of gravel
1Derived forms of gravel
- gravelish, adjective
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