Definition of gravel
Nouns
rock fragments and pebbles
- Synonyms:
- crushed rock
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ballast
coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
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bank gravel, pit run, pit-run gravel
gravel as found in natural deposits
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shingle
coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
Verbs
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
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get, get under one's skin
irritate
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eat into, fret, grate, rankle
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
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peeve
cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
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ruffle
trouble or vex
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fret
cause annoyance in
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beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
annoy continually or chronically
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goad, needle
goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
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bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment
treat cruelly
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haze
harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
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antagonise, antagonize
provoke the hostility of
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displease
give displeasure to
cover with gravel
"We gravelled the driveway"
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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
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riddle
set a difficult problem or riddle
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elude, escape
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
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defy, refuse, resist
elude, especially in a baffling way
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