Analysis Complete

gravel

/ gravel /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
rock fragments and pebbles
Type of:
rock stone
Kinds of:
ballast bank gravel pit-run gravel pit run shingle
verb Sense 2
cover with gravel
"We gravelled the driveway"
Type of:
cover
Derived:
crushed rock
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 3
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
"a gravelly voice"
Similar:
cacophonous cacophonic
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
displease
Kinds of:
get get under one's skin eat into fret rankle
Derived:
mischief mischief-making mischievousness deviltry devilry
Verb group:
chafe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
confuse throw fox
Kinds of:
stump mix up riddle elude escape
Derived:
stupefaction bewilderment obfuscation puzzlement befuddlement
See also:
puzzle over solve work out figure out puzzle out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
3
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rock stone ballast bank gravel pit-run gravel pit run shingle cover cacophonous cacophonic displease get