Cover+with+gravel
1Gravel — Grav el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graveled}or {Gravelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graveling} or {Gravelling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk. [1913 Webster] 2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to… …
2gravel — ► NOUN ▪ a loose mixture of small stones and coarse sand, used for paths and roads. ► VERB (gravelled, gravelling; US graveled, graveling) ▪ cover with gravel. ORIGIN Old French, from grave shore …
3gravel — gravelish, adj. /grav euhl/, n., v., graveled, graveling or (esp. Brit.) gravelled, gravelling, adj. n. 1. small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand. 2. Pathol. a. multiple small calculi formed in the kidneys. b. the disease… …
4gravel — grav·el || grævl n. small stones and pebbles (sometimes mixed with sand) v. cover with gravel; embarrass, perplex …
5gravel — grav•el [[t]ˈgræv əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling, 1) pet small stones and pebbles or a mixture of these with sand 2) to cover with gravel 3) to perplex; puzzle 4) to irritate 5) gravelly 2) • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME <… …
6gravel — /ˈgrævəl / (say gravuhl) noun 1. small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand. 2. Pathology a. a collection of small calculi formed in the kidneys. b. the disease characterised by such concretions. –verb (t) (gravelled or, US,… …
7gravel — noun 1》 a loose mixture of small stones, often used for paths and roads. 2》 Medicine aggregations of crystals formed in the urinary tract. verb (gravels, gravelling, gravelled; US gravels, graveling, graveled) 1》 cover with gravel. 2》 US informal …
8gravel — I. n. Sand, grit, small pebbles. II. v. a. 1. Cover with gravel. 2. Puzzle, embarrass, perplex, bewilder, stagger, pose, nonplus, put out …
9gravel — [grav′əl] n. [ME < OFr gravelle, dim. of grave, coarse sand, seashore < or akin to Gaul * grava, stone < IE base * ghreu , to rub hard, pulverize > GRIT] 1. a loose mixture of pebbles and rock fragments coarser than sand, often mixed… …
10gravel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French gravele, diminutive of grave, greve river bank, stony ground Date: 13th century 1. obsolete sand 2. a. loose rounded fragments of rock b. a stratum or deposit of gravel; also a surface covered… …
