asphalt
/ˈæsfɔlt/noun, verb2 syllables
Asphalt means: a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons.
Synonyms for asphalt5
noun, as in a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
also used for asphalt
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What does asphalt mean?3
noun
a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
verb
cover with tar or asphalt“asphalt the driveway”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Asphalt in a sentence
- The cobbles lie dormant beneath a layer of asphalt.sundown
- The asphalt is so hot you can fry an egg on it.mccarras
- Ziri fell and hit my head on the asphalt.Amastan
- Why are you walking barefoot on the asphalt?WM3DAS
- Boldi hit his head on the asphalt so hard that he cracked his skull.Amastan
- Boldi fell and hit his head on the asphalt.Amastan
- Where there is asphalt, there is nothing interesting, but where it's interesting, there is no asphalt.dimitris
- The street is paved with asphalt.CK
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Forms of asphalt
as a noun
- plural
- asphalts
as a verb
- past tense
- asphalted
- present participle
- asphalting
- third-person singular
- asphalts
- past participle
- asphalted