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pavement
  1. Any paved floor.
  2. (chiefly Britain) A paved footpath, especially at the side of a road.
  3. (US) Any paved exterior surface, as of a road or sidewalk.
  4. The interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings such as a cathedral.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “At one point, he drove on the wrong side of the road and mounted a pavement to get around a police car, which had been parked in the road in a bid to stop him.”
      “The delivery truck slowly made its way down the worn, cracked pavement towards the bustling city.”
      “It is virtually impossible to walk two abreast along the pavement and for wheelchairs and pushchairs it is a complete nightmare.”
pavé
  1. A paved surface, a pavement (now only in French contexts).
  2. A setting of gemstones such that no metal is visible, especially when the stones are set very close together.
  3. Any of various food items having a rectangular shape.
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paviour
  1. A person who lays paving slabs.
  2. A machine that is used to tamp down paving slabs.
  3. A brick or slab used for paving.
  4. Examples:
    1. “In many cases, slabs and setts are poorly laid with considerable discrepancies from paviour to paviour giving an uneven surface which is abnormal.”
      “The question of the war with England is debated by every native paviour and hodman of New York.”
      “He was just over six feet high, with the shoulders of a paviour and the heart and lung capacity of a diver.”
paver
  1. A flat stone used to pave a pathway, such as a walkway to one's home.
  2. One who paves; one who lays pavement.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “In the later print, the blacksmith is seen brandishing a leg of ham and the Frenchman has been replaced by a paver who fondles a market seller.”
      “In place of a round slate paver in the center, you can use a concrete paver embellished with broken glazed tiles in pretty colors.”
      “They pulled up all of the paver bricks and broke them all up into throwable sizes.”
paving
  1. The hard durable surface placed directly atop the ground, as on a street or sidewalk.
  2. Interior pavement, as in a cathedral.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The ancient town had intricate patterns of paving made from beautifully polished flagstones.”
paviage
  1. (law) A contribution or a tax for paving streets or highways.
pavier
  1. A paver; one who lays pavement.
pavements
  1. plural of pavement
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “But in truth, how much consolation can webbed feet and waterproof hair be when the skies are continually grey and the pavements forever puddled?”
      “It is blindingly obvious that the pavements and kerbs have not been swept for years.”
      “The lack of crossings, lights, pavements and bridges make it tricky business.”
paviages
  1. plural of paviage
paviours
  1. plural of paviour
paviers
  1. plural of pavier
pavings
pavers
  1. plural of paver
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  3. Examples:
    1. “We didn't want to run any downspouts, so we used scuppers instead, and put pavers in the earth where the rain would hit.”
      “The architect ensured that some rainwater would go into the soil by specifying permeable grid pavers.”
      “The presence of brick pavers, little trees and strips of guttering that actually look like private driveways also really helps.”
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