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1 paving-stone
noun (a large flat stone or piece of concrete used for paving.) πλάκα πεζοδρομίου -
2 cobble
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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.) (πλακο)στρώνω- pavement- paving-stone -
4 set(t)
[set](a block of stone used in street paving.) πέτρα λιθόστρωσης -
5 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.) πέτρα2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) πέτρα3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) πέτρα4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) πετράδι5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) κουκούτσι6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) μονάδα βάρους7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) πέτρα2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) πετροβολώ,λιθοβολώ2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) ξεκουκουτσιάζω•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
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6 Pave
v. trans.Pave the way for, conduce towards, met.: P. προφέρειν εἰς (acc.).While we pave the way for their empire: P. τῆς ἀρχῆς προκοπτόντων ἐκείνοις (ἡμῶν) (Thuc. 4, 60).At the same time paving the way for his recall to his native land: P. ἅμα τὴν ἑαυτοῦ κάθοδον εἰς τὴν πατρίδα ἐπιθεραπεύων (Thuc. 8, 47).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pave
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Paving — Pav ing, n. 1. The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some place with a pavement. [1913 Webster] 2. A pavement. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paving — [pā′viŋ] n. 1. a pavement 2. material for a pavement … English World dictionary
paving — [[t]pe͟ɪvɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft supp N Paving is flat blocks of stone or concrete covering an area. In the centre of the paving stood a statue. ...concrete paving … English dictionary
paving — noun 1. the act of applying paving materials to an area • Syn: ↑pavage • Derivationally related forms: ↑pave • Hypernyms: ↑application, ↑coating, ↑covering 2. the paved surface of a thorou … Useful english dictionary
paving — pav|ing [ˈpeıvıŋ] n 1.) [U] material used to form a hard level surface on a path, road, area etc ▪ brick paving 2.) [U] an area covered in a hard level surface such as blocks of stone or ↑concrete 3.) a paving stone … Dictionary of contemporary English
paving — /ˈpeɪvɪŋ/ (say payving) noun 1. the act or technique of paving. 2. a pavement. 3. material for paving. –adjective 4. of or relating to a pavement …
Paving — Pave Pave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paving}.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. ? to beat, strike.] 1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paving — /pay ving/, n. 1. a pavement. 2. material for paving. 3. the laying of a pavement. [1400 50; late ME; see PAVE, ING1] * * * … Universalium
paving — noun Paving is used before these nouns: ↑slab, ↑stone … Collocations dictionary
paving — noun 1 (U) material used to form a hard, level surface on a path, road, area etc 2 (U) any kind of paved pave surface 3 (C) a paving stone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paving — UK [ˈpeɪvɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) bricks, blocks of stone, or concrete used for covering an area of ground 2) an area of ground covered with a hard surface, especially one in which bricks or blocks of stone form a pattern See: crazy paving … English dictionary
