GRAVEL
/หษกษนรฆvษl/
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
G(2) R(1) A(1) V(4) E(1) L(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/หษกษนรฆvษl/
noun
- Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
- A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
- A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
- Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
verb
- To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
- To puzzle or annoy
- To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
- To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
- To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.
Source: Wiktionary
