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gravel

/ˈɡræv.əl/

gravelnoun

gravels

Translations

гравий

The driveway was covered with gravel.

Подъездная дорога была покрыта гравием.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

crushed rock

gravelverb

graveled

Past Simple

graveled

Past Participle

graveling

Gerund

/ˈɡræv.əl/

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

throw off

graveladjective

/ˈɡræv.əl/

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

Definitions

Made of, consisting of, or covered with gravel.

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

Synonyms