Definition of gravel

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Gravel (v. t.) To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.

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Lithophagous :: Lithophagous (a.) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich..
Graveling :: Graveling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grave.
Pothole :: Pothole (n.) A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock.
Graveled :: Graveled (imp. & p. p.) of Grave.
Embankment :: Embankment (n.) A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc..
Gravelliness :: Gravelliness (n.) State of being gravelly.
Grit :: Grit (n.) Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles..
Blinding :: Blinding (n.) A thin coating of sand and fine gravel over a newly paved road. See Blind, v. t., 4..
Underlie :: Underlie (v. t.) To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel..
Strale :: Strake (n.) A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder..
Horseback :: Horseback (n.) An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and bowlders, in a half-stratified condition..
Gravel :: Gravel (v. t.) To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk..
Placer :: Placer (n.) A deposit of earth, sand, or gravel, containing valuable mineral in particles, especially by the side of a river, or in the bed of a mountain torrent..
Gravel :: Gravel (v. t.) To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
Blue Grass :: Blue grass () A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass..
Deeply :: Deeply (adv.) Gravely; with low or deep tone; as, a deeply toned instrument..
Gravelling :: Gravelling (n.) A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea..
Concrete :: Concrete (n.) A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures..
Asphaltum :: Asphaltum (n.) A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc..
Diluvium :: Diluvium (n.) A deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc., caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice..
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