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- [peyv-muh nt]
- /ˈpeɪv mənt/
- /ˈpeɪv.mənt/
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- [peyv-muh nt]
- /ˈpeɪv mənt/
Definitions of pavement word
- noun pavement a paved road, highway, etc. 1
- noun pavement a paved surface, ground covering, or floor. 1
- noun pavement a material used for paving. 1
- noun pavement Atlantic States and British. sidewalk. 1
- idioms pavement pound the pavement, Informal. to walk the streets in order to accomplish something: If you're going to find work you'd better start pounding the pavement. 1
- noun pavement street surface 1
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Origin of pavement
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin pavīmentum. See pave, -ment
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Parts of speech for Pavement
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pavement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pavement usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pavement
noun pavement
- back alley — dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back-alley morals; back-alley political schemes.
- boardwalk — A boardwalk is a path made of wooden boards, especially one along a beach.
- bypath — a little-used path or track, esp in the country
- byway — A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
- cobblestone — Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
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