pave

Meanings

Noun

a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows

Verb

cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic
- "pave the roads in the village"
To cover something with paving slabs.
To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French paver (“to pave, to cover”), from Vulgar Latin *pavāre (“to beat down, to smash”), from Latin pavīre (“to beat, strike, ram, tread down”).

Scrabble Score: 9

pave is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pave is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pave is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

pave is a valid Words With Friends word