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