What's the difference between concrete and pave?

Concrete


Definition:

  • (a.) United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.
  • (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; -- opposed to abstract.
  • (a.) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; -- opposed to general. See Abstract, 3.
  • (n.) A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body.
  • (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.
  • (n.) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
  • (n.) Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.
  • (v. i.) To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or solid body.
  • (v. t.) To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of separate particles.
  • (v. t.) To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In Japan, particularly, there is a feeling that they were built less out of need than as another outlet for the aggressively proactive concrete industry.
  • (2) This study investigates the photoneutron field found in medical accelerator rooms with primary barriers constructed of metal slabs plus concrete.
  • (3) While winds gusting to 170mph caused significant damage, the devastation in areas such as Tacloban – where scenes are reminiscent of the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami – was principally the work of the 6-metre-high storm surge, which carried away even the concrete buildings in which many people sought shelter.
  • (4) The question of ethics inevitably arises, and should be considered before a concrete situation arises which leaves no time for reflection.
  • (5) The streets of Jiegu are now littered with concrete remnants of modern structures and the flattened mud and painted wood of traditional Tibetan buildings.
  • (6) As a result of a psychopathological total systems analysis of the debut of exogenously aggravated and nonaggravated paranoid schizophrenia the authors have revealed a significant interrelationship allowing the characterization of both general regularities of the "background" effect and individual characteristics secondary to a concrete nature of exogenous impact.
  • (7) Fifty-seven percent had concrete evidence of serious psychiatric disorder.
  • (8) Fifa and I will take the Qatari authorities at their word and I look forward to the concrete actions which will be the real testament of will,” Infantino said.
  • (9) Three attributes of words are their imageability, concreteness, and familiarity.
  • (10) The paper finishes with concrete propositions of proceeding when the computer system is implemented and shows possibilities of scientific data evaluation of a microbiological data base.
  • (11) Now, with cuts biting every community and public service in the UK, the possibility for a full-blown confrontation between the government and an anti-austerity movement has become concrete.
  • (12) Those who remained in east Aleppo pointed out where families had been buried under mountains of concrete.
  • (13) What we need is international action now, and that’s precisely what we are doing today with real concrete action in the war against tax evasion.” He said the transparency rules on beneficial ownership showed that Britain and other governments were working to shine a spotlight on “those hiding spaces, those dark corners of the global financial system”.
  • (14) the present report deals with a mason without previous dermatitis, presenting bullae, ulcers and necrosis in lower limbs, short time after incidental contact at work, with premixed concrete.
  • (15) Raymond Hood – Terminal City (1929) 'Poem of towers' … Raymond Hood's 1929 drawings for the proposed Terminal City, in Chicago This never-built design for a massive new skyscraper quarter in Chicago is a vision of the modern city as a shadowed poem of towers; of glass and concrete dwarfing the people.
  • (16) described in Lösungen - an analysis of concrete treatment examples could yield suitable therapeutic techniques to broaden the interventional spectrum of psychotherapy, especially of behavioral oriented forms.
  • (17) In a bid to strengthen its claims, China has constructed concrete installations on some underwater formations, complete with basketballs and helipads.
  • (18) Its sword-shaped columns tower up almost 100 feet, and grey concrete walls careen around its nearly half-mile circumference.
  • (19) What remains to be developed is a "differential health psychology of the concrete individual", which might the way for prophylactic health promotion oriented towards the norm of individuality.
  • (20) The presence of similar concretion in the nervous system as well as the lung in other reported cases suggests that microlithiasis could be a systemic disease.

Pave


Definition:

  • (n.) The pavement.
  • (v. t.) To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court.
  • (v. t.) Fig.: To make smooth, easy, and safe; to prepare, as a path or way; as, to pave the way to promotion; to pave the way for an enterprise.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It paves the way for Iran to get nuclear weapons.” Under the deal, Iran committed to reducing the number of its centrifuges by two-thirds, capping its level of uranium enrichment well below the level needed for bomb-grade material, reducing its enriched uranium stockpile from around 10,000kg to 300kg for 15 years, and submitting to international inspections to verify its compliance.
  • (2) And those who hope to lead Labour now seem to be agreed on one thing: that the path back to power will be paved with talk about aspiration .
  • (3) The two companies have pooled their software development resources to create MeeGo, a free software platform which they reckon will pave the way for the next generation of wireless communications devices.
  • (4) Cameron is hoping Thursday’s EU talks over dinner will pave the way for a deal by February, allowing him to have a referendum next year.
  • (5) • Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has accepted a proposal by the German chancellor, Angel Merkel, to set up a “fact-finding mission” that would pave the way for some form of political dialogue in the crisis, according to the German government.
  • (6) The rest of the EU will have a chance to give its response on Friday at talks between senior officials, paving the way for EU leaders to meet in Brussels next week.
  • (7) Perhaps it could help pave the way for the collaboration essential to coping with climate change.
  • (8) Turkey has issued a decree paving the way for the conditional release of 38,000 prisoners in an apparent move to make jail space for thousands of people who have been arrested after last month’s failed coup .
  • (9) The gates may be open but the road to the church that calls itself a friendship and reconciliation centre is not paved with sleek cars or thronged with believers.
  • (10) Although E.ON has said it will not increase bills for customers before the end of 2012, fears are growing that SSE's action will pave the way for other suppliers to increase their prices.
  • (11) The success of Capote paved the way for bigger and more nuanced parts for Hoffman, his turn as the villain in Mission: Impossible III (2006) notwithstanding.
  • (12) The above-mentioned findings suggested that the Er:YAG laser could pave the way for the cavity preparation with acid-resistant cavity margin.
  • (13) His treatment was largely traditional and he tended to ignore contemporary advances in medical science, but his meticulous records of patients and of their response to treatment paved the way for the clinical approach which was to prevail in the future.
  • (14) The following year he played a philosophising, brutal hitman in the film True Romance, written by Quentin Tarantino , which paved the way for his lead role in The Sopranos, the gangster family saga that ran for six seasons from 1999.
  • (15) Iran's invitation to Syria talks marks significant shift for US and allies Read more Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, has insisted that Assad must go and that, in the first instance, a transitional government agreed to by the regime and the opposition should pave the way for peace.
  • (16) It is almost six months since Michael Grade said he would step back from the executive chairman's role, paving the way for a new chief executive.
  • (17) His refusal to endorse evolution hardly distinguishes him from the other Republican presidential hopefuls, but Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal can point to an unmatched achievement as he formally kicks off his campaign: signing a law that paved the way for creationism to be taught in schools.
  • (18) The most significant of these appointments was Philip Hammond as foreign secretary, who will pave the way for attempted reforms in the UK's relationship with the EU.
  • (19) But that was a clear demotion, unlike Hague whose decision to stand down at the election paved the way for a less onerous cabinet post.
  • (20) For his meeting with Angela Merkel and François Hollande , meant to pave the way to next month’s EU summit, the Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi chose the historical site of Ventotene, off the coast of Naples.