gravel

  • 21gravel — noun Gravel is used before these nouns: ↑drive, ↑driveway, ↑path, ↑pit, ↑road …

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  • 22gravel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stones, pebbles, calculi; rubble, scree; alluvium, detritus, attritus, ballast, shingle, beach. See land. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pebbles, rocks, shale, pea gravel, marl, macadam, screenings, crushed… …

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  • 23gravel — grav·el || grævl n. small stones and pebbles (sometimes mixed with sand) v. cover with gravel; embarrass, perplex …

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  • 24gravel — noun 1》 a loose mixture of small stones, often used for paths and roads. 2》 Medicine aggregations of crystals formed in the urinary tract. verb (gravels, gravelling, gravelled; US gravels, graveling, graveled) 1》 cover with gravel. 2》 US informal …

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  • 25gravel — I. n. Sand, grit, small pebbles. II. v. a. 1. Cover with gravel. 2. Puzzle, embarrass, perplex, bewilder, stagger, pose, nonplus, put out …

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  • 26gravel — n. small stones formed in the urinary tract. The stones usually consist of calcareous debris or aggregations of other crystalline material. The passage of gravel from the kidneys is usually associated with severe pain (ureteric colic) and may… …

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  • 27gravel — grav•el [[t]ˈgræv əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling, 1) pet small stones and pebbles or a mixture of these with sand 2) to cover with gravel 3) to perplex; puzzle 4) to irritate 5) gravelly 2) • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME <… …

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  • 28gravel — /ˈgrævəl / (say gravuhl) noun 1. small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand. 2. Pathology a. a collection of small calculi formed in the kidneys. b. the disease characterised by such concretions. –verb (t) (gravelled or, US,… …

  • 29gravel — žvirgždas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Biri nuotrupinė uoliena, kurią sudaro apgludintos iki 20 mm skersmens nuolaužos. atitikmenys: angl. gravel; rough sand; thick sand vok. Kies, m; Kieselstein, m rus. гравий, m …

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  • 30gravel — A mixture of sand and small rocks. A species of stone which is a mineral. Wright v Carrollton Gravel & Sand Co. (Ky) 242 SW2d 751, 26 ALR2d 1449. Disintegrated rock …

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