The street is paved with asphalt.
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Asphalt
/ˈæʃfɑlt/
Synonyms for "asphalt" (191 found)
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alabasteramphiboleantimonyapatiteaplitearsenicasbestosazuritebauxitebitumenbituminous macadamblacktopboronbrickbrimstonebrominebrucitecalcitecanvascarbon
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Noun(11 words)
asphalt cementasphalt coatasphalticasphaltic mixturebitumenbitumen binderbitumenoidbituminousblackblacktoppingblacktops
Verb(3 words)
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Related words (95)
mineral coalmineral oilmineral saltmineral tallowmineral tarmineral waxmolybdenitemonaziteobsidianolivineozokeritepantilepaperparquetpavementpavestonepavingpaving stonepeatpebble
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Noun(11 words)
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13 entriesbinding materialbituminous bindercoat surfacecolor descriptorconstruction materialmineralpavepave with materialpavementpavement materialpavingpaving materialwaterproofing
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14 entriesasphalt a drivewayasphalt a foundationasphalt a parking lotasphalt a roadasphalt a roofasphalt a runwayasphalt blackasphalt cementasphalt concreteasphalt grayasphalt overlaybitumen binderhot mix asphaltwarm mix asphalt
Collocations
15 entriesasphalt a drivewayasphalt a parking lotasphalt a roadasphalt binderasphalt coatingasphalt concreteasphalt layerasphalt overlayasphalt pavementasphalt sealantasphalt surfacehot mix asphaltlay asphaltpave with asphaltsurface with asphalt
Inflections
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15 total sentences available.
They finally started to asphalt that road again. It was about time! You could only cycle zigzagging there if you didn't want your wheel to get buckled because of the holes in the road surface.
Source: tatoeba (397518)
Where there is asphalt, there is nothing interesting, but where it's interesting, there is no asphalt.
Source: tatoeba (2110889)
The asphalt was softened by the heat.
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