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Word: Gravel
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of grave (see grave)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡravl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones.
Short Definition:loose aggregation of small stones
Definition:
aggregations of crystals formed in the urinary tract.
Short Definition:crystals formed in urinary tract
Word: Gravel
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡravl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cover (an area of ground) with gravel
Short Definition:cover with gravel
Examples:- they gravelled the road
- steps lead down from the terrace to a gravelled path
Definition:
make (someone) angry or annoyed
Short Definition:make angry or annoyed
Examples:- the strike was badly organized and it gravelled him to involve himself in it
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