Gravel vs. Graves — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gravel and Graves
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Gravel
Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel is classified by particle size range and includes size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments.
Graves
The sediment of melted tallow. Same as Greaves.
Gravel
An unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments or pebbles.
Graves
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
Gravel
(Medicine) The sandlike granular material of urinary calculi.
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Gravel
To apply a surface of rock fragments or pebbles to.
Gravel
To confuse; perplex.
Gravel
(Informal) To irritate.
Gravel
(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
Gravel
A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
Gravel
A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
Gravel
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.
Gravel
A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess.
Gravel
(rare) Inability to see at night; night blindness.
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
Gravel
(transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
Gravel
To puzzle or annoy.
Gravel
To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
Gravel
To check or stop; to confound; to perplex.
Gravel
To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.
Gravel
Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.
Gravel
A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
Gravel
To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.
Gravel
To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
When we were fallen into a place between two seas, they graveled the ship.
Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand that he fell to the ground.
Gravel
To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
When you were graveled for lack of matter.
The physician was so graveled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say.
Gravel
To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.
Gravel
Rock fragments and pebbles
Gravel
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Gravel
Cover with gravel;
We gravelled the driveway
Gravel
Be a mystery or bewildering to;
This beats me!
Got me--I don't know the answer!
A vexing problem
This question really stuck me
Gravel
Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound;
A gravelly voice
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