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1 paving-stone
noun (a large flat stone or piece of concrete used for paving.) gangstéttarhella -
2 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) steinn; bergtegund2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) steinn3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) -steinn4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) eðalsteinn5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) aldinsteinn6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) bresk þyngdareining7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) nÿrnasteinn2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) grÿta2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) taka steina úr•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
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3 pave
[peiv](to cover (a street, path etc) with (usually large) flat stones, concrete etc to make a flat surface for walking on etc: He wants to pave the garden.) helluleggja, leggja slitlag á- pavement- paving-stone -
4 cobble
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5 set(t)
[set](a block of stone used in street paving.) götusteinn
См. также в других словарях:
paving stone — UK / US or paving slab UK / US noun [countable] Word forms paving stone : singular paving stone plural paving stones a flat square piece of stone or concrete used for covering a path or area of ground … English dictionary
paving stone — also paving slab BrE n one of the flat pieces of stone that are used to make a hard surface to walk on … Dictionary of contemporary English
paving stone — paving ,stone noun count a flat square piece of stone or CONCRETE used for covering a path or area of ground … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
paving stone — noun a stone used for paving (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑stone • Hyponyms: ↑cobble, ↑cobblestone, ↑sett, ↑curbstone, ↑kerbstone, ↑flag, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
paving stone — paving stones N COUNT Paving stones are flat pieces of stone or concrete, usually square in shape, that are put on the ground, for example to make a path. [mainly BRIT] … English dictionary
paving stone — noun a large flat piece of stone or similar material, used in paving … English new terms dictionary
paving stone — /ˈpeɪvɪŋ stoʊn/ (say payving stohn) noun a stone or concrete block prepared for paving …
paving-stone — paˈving stone noun A slab of stone or concrete used in a pavement, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑pave … Useful english dictionary
paving-stone — floor tile, stone used to create a tiled floor … English contemporary dictionary
paving stone — noun (C) one of the flat square pieces of stone that are used to make a hard surface to walk on … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˈpaving ˌstone — noun [C] a flat square piece of stone or CONCRETE that is used for covering a path or area of ground … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
