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gravel

/ˈɡræv.əl/

Translations

gravelnoun

gravels

множ.

гравий

The driveway was covered with gravel.

Подъездная дорога была покрыта гравием.

Synonyms

crushed rock

gravelverb

graveled

Прошедшее простое время

graveled

Причастие прошедшего времени

graveling

Герундий

/ˈɡræv.əl/

Synonyms

throw off

graveladjective

/ˈɡræv.əl/

Used attributively to describe something made of or covered with gravel.

Synonyms

Definitions

gravelnoun

Small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand, used for paths and roads and as an aggregate.

The driveway was covered with gravel to provide a stable surface for cars.

Loose, unconsolidated rounded rock fragments larger than sand but smaller than cobbles, typically transported and deposited by water or ice.

River channels often contain beds of gravel that have been carried downstream by strong currents.

Small calculi, especially kidney stones, occurring in the urinary tract.

The patient was diagnosed with gravel in his kidneys.

gravelverb

To confuse, perplex, or baffle someone.

The professor's abstract explanation completely gravels the first-year students.

To cover or spread with gravel.

They plan to gravel the driveway to improve its appearance.

graveladjective

Made of, consisting of, or covered with gravel.

They took a walk along the gravel path by the river.