Gravel
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc. To puzzle or annoy
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railroads, and as ballast. A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
Example sentence: My father had owned a ranch when he was younger, in Montana, and he remembered riding his horse across the prairie and seeing some large bones sticking out of the ground. He was enough of a geologist, being a sand and gravel man, to have a pretty good notion that they were dinosaur bones.
Raspy
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.Irritable.