Definitions for paving

paving pav·ing

Spelling: [pey-ving]
IPA: /ˈpeɪ vɪŋ/

Paving is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 95 anagrams from letters in paving (aginpv).

Definitions for paving

noun

  1. a pavement.
  2. material for paving.
  3. the laying of a pavement.
  4. Southern Louisiana. a paved road.

Idioms

  1. pave the way to / for, to prepare for and facilitate the entrance of; lead up to:

verb (used with object)

  1. to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface.

Origin of paving

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at pave, -ing1

Examples for paving

Unwillingly, he pulled at the controls and the flier raised from the paving.

In effect, the paving “stones” would be electricity-generating solar panels.

Let Old Eaton have his way, if thereby they might beguile him into paving theirs.

As far as these trees and these paving stones were concerned, it had worked nothing.

It is said that the Romans learned from the Carthaginians the art of paving roads.

As you walk through the Maidan, you notice parts of the ground that normally would be covered in paving stones are bare.

When asked how she feels about paving the way for abortion education on the Internet, Steinauer was quick to relay her enthusiasm.

For us, WoodRocket is paving the way for creating a place you can come to—and come at—and stay and be entertained.

It seemed as if the sun-rays could never reach that paving, mouldy with damp.

In October 2013, the Portuguese police reopened the case in Portugal, paving the way for further investigations by Scotland Yard.

Word Value for paving
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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