pavé — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cobblestone noun A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
- doorstop noun Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.
- pave verb To cover a surface such as a road or path with a hard material like concrete, stone, or asphalt.
- sett noun The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.
- tome noun A large, heavy, or scholarly book, especially one volume in a series.
Senses
pavé is used for these senses in English:
- cobblestone (countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
- doorstop (jocular) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
- pavé Any of various food items having a rectangular shape.
- sett A small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging.
- tome A large or scholarly book.
cobblestone — full definition
- noun A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
- noun Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.
doorstop — full definition
- noun Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.
- noun A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
- noun Eggcorn of doorstep.
- noun An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building.