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Nouns (1)

n. rock fragments and pebbles

Verbs (32)

v. cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"

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

v. 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"

throw, fox, puzzle, baffle, stupefy, stupify, perplex, mystify, confuse, confound, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound, trounce

v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (3)

dirt, graveled, gravelled

adj. (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel

Fuzzynyms (173)

deposit, sedimentation, alluvium

n. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

sand

n. a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

dirt, soil

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

dust

n. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"

lampblack, soot, carbon black

n. a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

tease, bug, badger, harass, beleaguer, pester

v. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

madden, drive crazy, drive mad, drive nuts

v. drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves

anger, make angry

v. make angry; "The news angered him"

harass, oppress, persecute

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

needle, goad, nettle

v. goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

trouble, disquiet, disorder, unhinge, perturb, derange, cark, distract

v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

peeve

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

abuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

v. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

torture, torment, excruciate

v. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

victimize, victimise, make a victim of

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

heckle, harass

v. challenge aggressively

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

excite, arouse a feeling

v. arouse or elicit a feeling

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

hurt, wound, spite, injure, offend

v. hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"

enrage

v. put into a rage; make violently angry

upset, trouble, disturb

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

weight, burden, burthen, burden with, weight down

v. weight down with a load

rack, torture, torment, excruciate

v. torment emotionally or mentally

outrage, incense, exasperate, enfuriate, infuriate

v. make furious

induce, bring on

v. cause to arise; "induce a crisis"

worry

v. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"

excite, agitate, commove, charge up

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

anger, see red, get angry

v. become angry; "He angers easily"

bother, annoy

v. 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"

mistake, confuse, misconstrue, confound, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, take amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

stump, jumble, confuse, confound, mix up

v. assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"

amaze, astonish, astound

v. affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"

flabbergast, boggle, overcome with amazement, bowl over

v. overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"

throw, flurry, confuse, bewilder, put off, disconcert, consternate, bemuse, discombobulate

v. cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

block, blockade, stymie, hinder, obstruct, embarrass, stymy

v. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

question, wonder

v. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"

take, consider, look at, deal with

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, mull over, think over

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

Synonyms (9)

puzzle over, try to solve

v. try to solve

lick, work, get, solve, figure out, puzzle out

v. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

caliche-topped

adj. covered with caliche, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil

Antonyms (11)

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

assuage, mollify, appease, gentle, pacify, lenify, placate, gruntle

v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

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