Asphalt
(n.) Alt. of Asphaltum |
Asphalt
(v. t.) To cover with asphalt |
Bituminous
(a.) Having the qualities of bitumen |
Calcareo-bituminous
(a.) Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen. |
Concrete
(a.) United in growth |
Concrete
(a.) Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an object |
Concrete
(a.) Applied to a specific object |
Concrete
(n.) A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body. |
Concrete
(n.) A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures. |
Concrete
(n.) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists |
Concrete
(n.) Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass. |
Concrete
(v. i.) To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or solid body. |
Concrete
(v. t.) To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of separate particles. |
Concrete
(v. t.) To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement. |
Mastic
(n.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin |
Mastic
(n.) A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes. |
Mastic
(n.) A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc. |
Sheet
(v. t.) In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for wrapping the body or for a covering |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon |
Sheet
(v. t.) A single signature of a book or a pamphlet |
Sheet
(v. t.) the book itself. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad expanse of water, or the like. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A sail. |
Sheet
(v. t.) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind |
Sheet
(v. t.) The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers |
Sheet
(v. t.) To furnish with a sheet or sheets |
Sheet
(v. t.) To expand, as a sheet. |
Sheet anchor
(v. t.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel |
Sheet anchor
(v. t.) Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger |
Sheet cable
() The cable belonging to the sheet anchor. |
Sheet chain
() A chain sheet cable. |
| sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
concrete mixer
cement mixer | a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete |
cookie sheet
baking tray | a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits |
| dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
fitted sheet
contour sheet | a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress |
pall shroud
cerement
winding-sheet
windinglothes | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped |
plate glass
sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets |
sail
canvas canvass sheet | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
sheet
bed sheet | bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth, used in pairs |
sheet tack mainsheet
weather sheet
shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
| sheet flat solid | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width |
sheet anchor
waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency |
sheet bend
becket bend
weaver's knot
weaver's hitch | a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) |
| sheet iron | plate iron thinner than tank iron |
| sheet metal | sheet of metal formed into a thin plate |
sheet pile
sheath pile
sheet piling | a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
| sheet web | an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks |
tent-fly
rainfly
fly sheet
fly tent flap | flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent |
concretism
concrete representation | a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms |
sheet
piece of paper
sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing |
| tear sheet | a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication |
| style sheet | a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication |
tabloid
rag
sheet | newspaper with half-size pages |
blotter
day book
police blotter
rap sheet
charge sheet | the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station |
| time sheet | a record of the hours worked by employees |
flow chart
flowchart
flow diagram
flow sheet | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system |
| tip sheet | a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc. |
dope sheet
scratch sheet | a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races |
| lead sheet | a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form |
| sheet music | a musical composition in printed or written form, she turned the pages of the music as he played |
test paper
examination paper
exam paper
question sheet | a written examination |
| sheet lighting | lightning that appears as a broad sheet, due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds |
| concrete jungle | an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant |
| sheet | any broad thin expanse or surface, a sheet of ice |
mastic
mastic tree
lentisk
Pistacia lentiscus | an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin |
pepper tree molle Peruvian mastic tree
Schinus molle | small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits |
| balance sheet | a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets |
plane
sheet | (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape, we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane, any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane |
| asphalt mineral pitch | a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation, consists mainly of hydrocarbons |
| mastic | a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler |
| asphalt | mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand, used especially for paving but also for roofing |
reinforced concrete
ferroconcrete | concrete with metal and
or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses |
bituminous coal
soft coal | rich in tarry hydrocarbons, burns readily with a smoky yellow flame |
| concrete | a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water |
| mastic | an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree, used chiefly in varnishes |
| concrete | form into a solid mass, coalesce |
| asphalt | cover with tar or asphalt, asphalt the driveway |
| sheet | cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping, sheet the body |
| concrete | cover with cement, concrete the walls |
| sheet | come down as if in sheets, The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon |