Gravel vs. Soil

Gravelnoun

(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

Gravelnoun

A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.

Gravelnoun

A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

Gravelnoun

Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.

Gravelverb

(transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.

Gravelverb

To puzzle or annoy

Gravelverb

To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.

Gravelverb

To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.

Gravelverb

To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

Gravelnoun

Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.

Gravelnoun

A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.

Gravelverb

To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.

Gravelverb

To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.

Gravelverb

To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.

Gravelverb

To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

Gravelnoun

rock fragments and pebbles

Gravelverb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

Gravelverb

cover with gravel;

Gravelverb

be a mystery or bewildering to;

Graveladjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound;

Gravel

Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel is classified by particle size range and includes size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments.

Soilnoun

(uncountable) A mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth.

Soilnoun

(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.

Soilnoun

(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.

Soilnoun

Country or territory.

Soilnoun

That which soils or pollutes; a stain.

Soilnoun

A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.

Soilnoun

Dung; compost; manure.

Soilnoun

Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.

Soilnoun

A bag containing soiled items.

Soilnoun

A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.

Soilverb

(transitive) To make dirty.

Soilverb

(intransitive) To become dirty or soiled.

Soilverb

To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.

Soilverb

(reflexive) To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.

Soilverb

To make invalid, to ruin.

Soilverb

To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.

Soilverb

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an enclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food.

Soilverb

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse.

Soilverb

To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.

Soilverb

To make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty; to defile; as, to soil a garment with dust.

Soilverb

To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.

Soilverb

To become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones.

Soilnoun

The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.

Soilnoun

Land; country.

Soilnoun

Dung; fæces; compost; manure; as, night soil.

Soilnoun

A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.

Soilnoun

That which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain.

Soilnoun

the state of being covered with unclean things

Soilnoun

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Soilnoun

material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);

Soilnoun

the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state;

Soilverb

make soiled, filthy, or dirty;

Soil

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life. Earth's body of soil, called the pedosphere, has four important functions: as a medium for plant growth as a means of water storage, supply and purification as a modifier of Earth's atmosphere as a habitat for organismsAll of these functions, in their turn, modify the soil and its properties.