gravels

Spreads coarse stones

Gravels is the verb form of gravel, meaning to cover with small loose stones: They graveled the driveway last summer.

It also means to perplex or irritate someone—to get under their skin like grit: It really gravels me when people cut in line.

The plural noun gravels refers to types or deposits of gravel: The geologist studied river gravels.

paving

aggregate

Combined sum total

crushed stone · subbase · compaction · surfacing · driveway · pathway · roadbed · tar · bitumen · binder

geological

pebble

Water-smoothed small rock

riverbed · glacial · moraine · fluvial · deposit · erosion · streambed · quartzite · shale · silica

kidney

calculus

Mathematical analysis system

cystine · struvite · oxalate · uric acid · nephrology · diuretics · passing · crystallization · calcium · bladder stones

Opposites
surface smoothness and solidity

gravelspavement

Hard road covering

asphalt · paved roads · concrete · smooth surfaces · tarmac

particle size

gravelsboulders

Large rounded stones

bedrock · sand · silt · clay · dust

mental effect

gravelssoothes

Gently relieves distress

reassures · clarifies · calms · pleases · enlightens

Phrases
Family

gravel, engrave, engraved, gravelly, gravely, engraver, gravelled, engraves, gravelling

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G