gravel
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gravel¹
- /ˈɡɹævəl/
- [ˈɡɹævl̩]
- /ˈɡɹævəɯ/
- [ˈɡɹævɯ]
Rhymes with -ævəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English gravel, grauel, from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave (“gravel, seashore”), from Medieval Latin grava, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grāwā (“gravel, pebbles”) (compare Breton groa, Cornish grow, Welsh gro), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰroh₁weh₂, from *gʰreh₁w- (“to grind”). Compare also Old English græfa (“coal”).
noun gravels
- 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.
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Kidney stones, or nephrolithiasis
The great use of coffee in France is supposed to have abated the prevalency of the gravel, for where coffee is used as a constant beverage, the gravel and the gout are scarcely known.
Similar: chisel, chessil, stones, gallstones
- A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess. The defendant below hired the horse to go from Cocksackie to Schodack, and the next day after his arrival at the latter place, the horse was found to be lame in one foot; and the lameness increasing, the defendant below was obliged to leave the horse there, and hire another with which to return. Abo
- Inability to see at night; night blindness. A malady that was rare, but which because of its peculiarity elicited much comment, was "night blindness" or "gravel."
- Gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike.
- The stimulant drug alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone.
verb gravels · graveling · gravelling · graveled · gravelled
- To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc. We kept quietly on our way until we reached a place in the road that had been freshly graveled, and where the surface was covered with stones just suited to our use.
- To puzzle or annoy. The physician was so gravelled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say.
- To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to (cause to) be grounded in gravel or sand. 1605, William Camden, “Grave Speeches and wittie Apothegms of worthy Personages of this Realm in former times,” in Remaines Concerning Britain, London: Simon Miller, sixth impression, 1657, p. 243, William Conqerour when he invaded this Iland, chanced at his arrival to be gravelled, and one of his f
- To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel or similar material lodged between the shoe and foot.
- To prostrate; to beat to the ground.
Gravel²
proper noun Gravels
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unpaved, gravelly, dirt, beat, trounce, rasping, rag, raspy, get at, get, grating, rile, nettle, nark, stupefy, devil
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noun small fragments of rock
| Español | grava, gravilla, ripio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자갈 jagal |
| 日本語 | 砂利 jari |
| 中文 | 礫石 /砾石 lìshí |
| हिन्दी | बजरी bajrī |
| Português | cascalho, brita, gravilha |
| Français | graviers, gravillons |
| Deutsch | Kies, Schotter, Kiesel |
| Italiano | ghiaia |
| Ελληνικά | χαλίκι chalíki |
| Română | pietriș |
| Русский | гра́вий grávij |
| Tiếng Việt | sỏi, đá dăm |
| العربية | حَصَى ḥaṣā, حَصْبَاء ḥaṣbāʔ |
| עברית | חָצָץ khatsáts |
verb To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc
| Español | rociar con grava, salpicar con grava |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | schottern |
| Italiano | agghiaiare |
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