PAVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does pave mean?
• PAVE (noun)
The noun PAVE has 1 sense:
1. a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
Familiarity information: PAVE used as a noun is very rare.
• PAVE (verb)
The verb PAVE has 1 sense:
1. cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic
Familiarity information: PAVE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PAVE (noun)
Meaning:
A setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pave" is a kind of...):
mount; setting (a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place)
• PAVE (verb)
Meaning:
Cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
pave the roads in the village
Hypernyms (to "pave" is one way to...):
coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pave"):
cobble (pave with cobblestones)
hard surface (cover with asphalt or a similar surface)
causeway (pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles)
asphalt (cover with tar or asphalt)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
