gravel /gravˈl/

1. A mass of small rounded mixed stones or rock fragments, often with sand
2. Small collections of gravelly matter in the kidneys or bladder (pathology)

1. To cover with gravel
2. To run aground on gravel (obsolete)
3. To puzzle, perplex
4. To irritate (informal, esp US)

gravˈelly adjective

1. Of, full of, or like, gravel
2. (of sound) harsh, rough

gravˈel-blind adjective (orig Shakespeare highˈ-gravˈel-blindˈ)

After Shakespeare, punningly, in a state somewhere between sand-blind and stone-blind

gravˈel-pit noun

A pit from which gravel is dug

gravˈel-voiced adjective

Harsh- or rough-voiced

gravˈel-walk noun

A footpath covered with gravel

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