METALLING Antonyms

• a natural object that covers or envelops

• an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

• the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

• the act of protecting something by covering it

• the work of applying something

• a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

• the act of finishing

• material used to pave an area

• the paved surface of a thoroughfare

• the act of applying paving materials to an area

• the application of plaster

• the act of treating something to make it repel water

• emerging to the surface and becoming apparent

• 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

• cover with tar or asphalt

• capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary

• a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water

• formed by the coalescence of particles

• cover with cement

• form into a solid mass; coalesce

• 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

• surface with macadam