gravel

Definition of gravel

Nouns

rock fragments and pebbles
Synonyms:
crushed rock
Types:
ballast
coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
bank gravel, pit run, pit-run gravel
gravel as found in natural deposits
shingle
coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
Type of:
rock, stone
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

Verbs

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Synonyms:
annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
Types:
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get, get under one's skin
irritate
eat into, fret, grate, rankle
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
peeve
cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
ruffle
trouble or vex
fret
cause annoyance in
beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
annoy continually or chronically
goad, needle
goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment
treat cruelly
haze
harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
antagonise, antagonize
provoke the hostility of
Type of:
displease
give displeasure to
cover with gravel
"We gravelled the driveway"
Type of:
cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
be a mystery or bewildering to
Synonyms:
amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
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mix up, stump
cause to be perplexed or confounded
riddle
set a difficult problem or riddle
elude, escape
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
defy, refuse, resist
elude, especially in a baffling way
Type of:
bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

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