Definition of gravel

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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.

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Gravelling :: Gravelling (n.) A layer or coating of gravel (on a path, etc.)..
Blue Grass :: Blue grass () A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass..
Graveling :: Graveling (n.) Alt. of Gravellin.
"arena :: Arena (n.) Sand or gravel in the kidneys..
Gravelliness :: Gravelliness (n.) State of being gravelly.
Alluvium :: Alluvium (n.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas..
Gravelly :: Gravelly (a.) Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil..
Soberly :: Soberly (adv.) In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely; seriously.
Lithophagous :: Lithophagous (a.) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich..
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..
Ballast :: Ballast (a.) The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete..
Deeply :: Deeply (adv.) Gravely; with low or deep tone; as, a deeply toned instrument..
Gravel-stone :: Gravel-stone (n.) A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus..
Gravel :: Gravel (v. t.) To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
Cascalho :: Cascalho (n.) A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand, in which the Brazilian diamond is usually found..
Crag :: Crag (n.) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age..
Screen :: Screen (v. t.) To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift..
Pit :: Pit (n.) A large hole in the ground from which material is dug or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit..
Ballast :: Ballast (a.) Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid..
Gravel :: Gravel (v. t.) To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk..
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