PAVING MATERIAL Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase paving material. (close relations)
Definition of PAVING MATERIAL
Best Alternative Words for PAVING MATERIAL
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pavement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the paved surface of a thoroughfare • material used to pave an area • walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway | ||||||||
asphalt | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing • a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons verb • cover with tar or asphalt | ||||||||
brick | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material • a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy verb • To stop working (of an electronic device) | ||||||||
cobblestone | nounn | |||||||
noun • rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads verb • pave with cobblestones | ||||||||
concrete | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary noun • a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water adjective satellite • formed by the coalescence of particles verb • cover with cement • form into a solid mass; coalesce | ||||||||
flagstone | nounn | |||||||
noun • stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | ||||||||
gravel | nounn | |||||||
noun • rock fragments and pebbles verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • cover with gravel • be a mystery or bewildering to | ||||||||
macadam | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • broken stone used in macadamized roadways • a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar verb • surface with macadam | ||||||||
stone | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter • United States architect (1902-1978) • building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose • United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946) • United States filmmaker (born in 1946) • material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust • United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) • a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry • United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) • an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds • the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed • a lack of feeling or expression or movement adjective satellite • of any of various dull tannish or grey colors verb • kill by throwing stones at • remove the pits from | ||||||||
tarmac | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving • a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar verb • surface with macadam | ||||||||
road surface | nounn | |||||||
noun • the paved surface of a paved roadway | ||||||||
paving | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • material used to pave an area • the paved surface of a thoroughfare • the act of applying paving materials to an area |