paving, pavage
(noun) the act of applying paving materials to an area
pavement, paving
(noun) the paved surface of a thoroughfare
paving, pavement, paving material
(noun) material used to pave an area
Source: WordNet® 3.1
paving
present participle of pave
paving (countable and uncountable, plural pavings)
The hard durable surface placed directly atop the ground, as on a street or sidewalk.
Interior pavement, as in a cathedral.
paving (not comparable)
Pertaining to the material used for pavement, or to the surface itself.
• vaping
Source: Wiktionary
Pav"ing, n.
1. The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some place with a pavement.
2. A pavement.
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
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
