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   gravel

   /ˈɡravl/

   noun

   • 1. a loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones.
   • ▪ a mixture of gravel with coarse sand, used for paths and roads and as an aggregate.
   • ▪ a stratum or deposit of gravel.
   • 2. aggregations of crystals formed in the urinary tract.

   verb

   • 1. cover (an area of ground) with gravel: "they gravelled the road"
   • 2. make (someone) angry or annoyed: informal US "the strike was badly organized and it gravelled him to involve himself in it"
   • ▪ confuse or puzzle (someone): archaic "the wisest doctor is gravelled by the inquisitiveness of a child"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of grave (see grave4).

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

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