Synonym: grain. Similar words: gravely, travel, bravely, unravel, grave, traveled, traveler, graver. Meaning: ['grævl] n. rock fragments and pebbles. v. 1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations 2. cover with gravel 3. be a mystery or bewildering to. adj. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound.
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91. I crossed the gravel and started idly off through the trees to the east.
92. We break away from the house for the wilderness, darting across gravel quickly.
93. A shower of gravel barely missed me, hurled by naughty boys who played among the ruins, ambushing one another.
94. The shoreline was black gravel, occasionally interrupted by a sand beach.
95. Then it should be sunk into the gravel or sand base of the main tank.
96. Gravel is a good substitute for a lawn, especially in a very small garden.
97. It is possible that the reactors will never be demolished, but will be buried in mounds of sand or gravel.
98. Hand carts and horsedrawn carts wait to carry away building supplies brought from the gravel pits of Middlesex.
99. Hide it by smearing silicone sealer all over and adding gravel in a pebble-dash way.
100. A gravel substrate will also help, using a fine grade to avoid the fry getting stuck.
101. The jeep left the road and was fishtailing violently through a stretch of gravel as the fire truck thundered by.
102. At ground level geraniums and hostas provide a contrasting foliar foil to neat gravel.
103. If you put the gravel under the cloth and wipe the car you get a great mark.
104. Using open cut excavation where possible, Nuttall has moved about 26,000 cu m of alluvium and gravel.
105. Wet gravel pits are generally recognised as important habitats for wildlife,(www.Sentencedict.com) particularly in view of the increasing drainage of wetlands.
106. Some of the cops have gone; there are only ten cars and vans on the gravel drive now.
107. Gentlemen, you could very well be using this gravel strip as an emergency landing field for huge bombers.
108. The path around the pavilion, which had been mud only weeks before, was now crunchy gravel.
109. Some old mine buildings in the distance, some gravel pits.
110. The torrents are loosening high mountain rocks and soil, and are washing downstream with the gravel tiny flakes of gold.
111. Cultivation: Very undemanding as to growing medium, this plant will even grow in plain aquarium gravel or sand.
112. During debates on gravel extraction he could be seen flicking through its pages.
113. Through the beating of the rain he thought that he could hear the Eel, feet scrabbling on the gravel path.
114. It was of a piece with the neglected timber, the weedy gravel and the minatory notices which guarded the bounds.
115. A gravel pit search by divers was put off yesterday as experts continued checking the area.
116. The driveway was obstructed by piles of stones and gravel.
117. He crossed the road and went into the gravel pit.
118. It grows successfully in silty gravel or a rich mixture of clay or peat with sand or gravel.
119. Crunching up the gravel drive past a clump of rhododendrons, she heard a scuffle in the undergrowth.
120. The addition of finely-sifted compost or leaf-mould to the bottom layer with gravel or unwashed coarse sand is ideal.