gravel

nouns

rock fragments and pebbles

crushed rock, gravel

is derived from

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"

annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

cover with gravel

"We gravelled the driveway"

gravel

is a type of (narrower)

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

"cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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"

amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex