PAVED

paved

(adjective) covered with a firm surface

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

paved

Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.

(figuratively) Laid out or made, as intentions, desires, plans, etc.

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

Synonyms

• paven

Verb

paved

simple past tense and past participle of pave

Anagrams

• vaped

Source: Wiktionary


PAVE

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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