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stone vs gravel

gravel vs stone

stone and gravel both are nouns.

stone is an adjective but gravel is not an adjective.

stone and gravel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stone Yes Yes Yes No
gravel Yes No Yes No
As nouns, gravel is a hyponym of stone; that is, gravel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stone:
  • stone: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
  • gravel: rock fragments and pebbles
Other hyponyms of stone include quartzite, road metal, sedimentary rock, sial, sima, metamorphic rock, crushed rock, caliche, shingling, pumice, pumice stone, aphanite, claystone, dolomite, emery rock, emery stone, conglomerate, pudding stone, fieldstone, greisen, calc-tufa, tufa, magma, igneous rock, limestone, marble, matrix.
stone (noun) gravel (noun)
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose rock fragments and pebbles
a lack of feeling or expression or movement
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
stone (adjective) gravel (adjective)
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
stone (verb) gravel (verb)
remove the pits from be a mystery or bewildering to
kill by throwing stones at cover with gravel
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
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