gravel

Noun
  1. Rock fragments and pebbles (synset 114723045)
    is a type of: rock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
    subtypes:
    • ballast - coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
    • bank gravel, pit run, pit-run gravel - gravel as found in natural deposits
    • shingle - coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
    same as: crushed rock
Verb
  1. Cause annoyance in;
    Disturb, especially by minor irritations (synset 201791774)
    "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
    is a type of: displease - give displeasure to
    subtypes:
    same as: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
    verb group: chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger
  2. Cover with gravel (synset 201606096)
    "We gravelled the driveway"
    is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  3. Be a mystery or bewildering to (synset 200624056)
    "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
    is a type of: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
    subtypes:
    • mix up, stump - cause to be perplexed or confounded
    • riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle
    • elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
    same as: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex

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