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gravel
[ grav-uhl ]
/ ˈgræv əl /
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noun
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.
verb (used with object), grav·eled, grav·el·ing or (especially British) grav·elled, grav·el·ling.
adjective
harsh and grating: a gravel voice.
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Origin of gravel
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Words nearby gravel
gravadlax, gravamen, grave, graveclothes, gravedigger, gravel, gravel-blind, graveldiver, gravelly, gravel-voiced, Gravely
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British Dictionary definitions for gravel
gravel
/ (ˈɡrævəl) /
noun
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
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled (tr)
to cover with gravel
to confound or confuse
US informal to annoy or disturb
Derived forms of gravel
gravelish, adjectiveWord Origin for gravel
C13: from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave gravel, perhaps of Celtic origin
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