paving
English Thesaurus
1. the act of applying paving materials to an area (noun.act)
2. the paved surface of a thoroughfare (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | paved surface, |
definition | : | a level horizontal surface covered with paving material (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | curbside, |
definition | : | the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb (noun.artifact) |
substance holonym | : | paving stone, |
definition | : | a stone used for paving (noun.artifact) |
substance meronym | : | road, route, |
definition | : | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation (noun.artifact) |
substance meronym | : | pavement, sidewalk, |
definition | : | walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway (noun.artifact) |
substance meronym | : | street, |
definition | : | a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings (noun.artifact) |
3. material used to pave an area (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | artefact, artifact, |
definition | : | a man-made object taken as a whole (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | asphalt, |
definition | : | mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | concrete, |
definition | : | a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | blacktop, blacktopping, |
definition | : | a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | macadam, |
definition | : | broken stone used in macadamized roadways (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | tarmac, tarmacadam, |
definition | : | a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving (noun.substance) |
4. the act of applying paving materials to an area (noun.act)
derivation | : | pave, pave, pave, |
definition | : | cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | pave, pave, pave, |
definition | : | cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic (verb.contact) |
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