'asphalt' definitions:
Definition of 'asphalt'
(from WordNet)
noun
Mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
noun
A dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons [syn: asphalt, mineral pitch]
verb
Cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway"
Synonyms of 'asphalt'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alabaster,
- amphibole,
- antimony,
- apatite,
- aplite,
- arsenic,
- asbestos,
- azurite,
- bauxite,
- bitumen,
- bituminous macadam,
- blacktop,
- boron,
- brick,
- brimstone,
- bromine,
- brucite,
- calcite,
- canvas,
- carbon,
- carpeting,
- celestite,
- cement,
- chalcedony,
- chlorite,
- chromite,
- clapboard,
- clay,
- coal,
- cobble,
- cobblestone,
- coke,
- concrete,
- cork tile,
- corundum,
- cryolite,
- curb,
- curbing,
- curbstone,
- diatomite,
- edgestone,
- emery,
- epidote,
- epsomite,
- feldspar,
- fiber glass,
- flag,
- flagging,
- flagstone,
- flooring,
- Formica,
- garnet,
- glauconite,
- graphite,
- gravel,
- gypsum,
- hatchettine,
- holosiderite,
- iron pyrites,
- jet,
- kerb,
- kerbstone,
- kyanite,
- lignite,
- lime,
- linoleum,
- macadam,
- magnesite,
- malachite,
- maltha,
- marcasite,
- marl,
- Masonite,
- meerschaum,
- mica,
- mineral coal,
- mineral oil,
- mineral salt,
- mineral tallow,
- mineral tar,
- mineral wax,
- molybdenite,
- monazite,
- obsidian,
- olivine,
- ozokerite,
- pantile,
- paper,
- parquet,
- pavement,
- pavestone,
- paving,
- paving stone,
- peat,
- perlite,
- phosphate rock,
- phosphorus,
- plasterboard,
- plywood,
- pumice,
- pyrite,
- pyrites,
- pyroxene,
- quartz,
- realgar,
- red clay,
- rhodonite,
- road metal,
- rock crystal,
- rocks,
- roofage,
- roofing,
- roofing paper,
- salt,
- selenite,
- selenium,
- shake,
- sheathing board,
- sheeting,
- shingle,
- siderite,
- siding,
- silica,
- silicate,
- silicon,
- slate,
- spar,
- spinel,
- spodumene,
- spun glass,
- stone,
- sulfur,
- talc,
- talcum,
- tar paper,
- Tarmac,
- tarmacadam,
- Tarvia,
- tellurium,
- thatch,
- tile,
- tilestone,
- tiling,
- veneer,
- wainscoting,
- wallboard,
- walling,
- wallpaper,
- washboard,
- weatherboard,
- wollastonite,
- wood,
- wulfenite,
- zeolite