PAVE

pave

(noun) a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows

pave

(verb) cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; “pave the roads in the village”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

pave (third-person singular simple present paves, present participle paving, simple past and past participle paved)

(British) To cover something with paving slabs.

(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.

(transitive, figurative) To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.

Anagrams

• EVAP, vape

Source: Wiktionary


Pa`vé", n. Etym: [F., from paver to pave. See Pave.]

Definition: The pavement. Nymphe du pavé ([A low euphemism.]

Pave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paved; p. pr. & vb. n. Paving.] Etym: [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr.

1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court. With silver paved, and all divine with gold. Dryden. To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways. Gay.

2. Fig.: To make smooth, easy, and safe; to prepare, as a path or way; as, to pave the way to promotion; to pave the way for an enterprise. It might open and pave a prepared way to his own title. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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