Pavement

n.	1.	That with which anything is paved; a floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient surface for travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative interior floor of tiles or colored bricks. The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold. - Milton. Pavement teeth (Zool.) flattened teeth which in certain fishes, as the skates and cestracionts, are arranged side by side, like tiles in a pavement.
v. t.	1.	To furnish with a pavement; to pave.

Noun	1.	pavement - the paved surface of a thoroughfare Synonyms: paving
	2.	pavement - material used to pave an area Synonyms: paving
	3.	pavement - walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway Synonyms: sidewalk

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