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Macadamize

Definition: Macadamize

Macadamize

Verb

1. Surface with macadam, of a road.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Note: Macadamize \Mac*ad"am*ize\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Macadamized; present participle verb or noun Macadamizing.]. (Websters 1913)



Specialty Definitions: Macadamize

DomainDefinitions

Dream Interpretation

To dream that you see or travel on a macadamized road, is significant of pleasant journeys, from which you will derive much benefit. For young people, this dream foretells noble aspirations. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Macadamize

Synonym: tarmac (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Macadamize

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Smoothness

Verb: smooth, smoothen; plane; file; mow, shave; level, roll; macadamize; polish, burnish, calender, glaze; iron, hot-press, mangle; lubricate; (oil).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Macadamize

English words defined with "macadamize": Macadamizing. (references)

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Modern Translations: Macadamize

Language Translations for "macadamize"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

shtroj (board, civilize, dine, floor, lay, pacify, propound, spread, strew). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏رصف بالحصباء. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

настилам с чакъл (gravel). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

päällystää sepelillä. (various references)

   

French

  

macadamiser. (various references)

   

German

  

chaussieren. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σκυροστρώνω (ballast), χαλικοστρώνω. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

makadámoz (metal, to macadamize). (various references)

   

Italian

  

macadamizzare (macadamise), pavimentare in macadam. (various references)

   

Manx

  

macadamey. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

acadamizemay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

macadame (macadam, road metal, tarmac), asfaltar (asphalt). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

macadamiza (metal). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

мостить щебнем (metal). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

stavljati makadam. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

macadamizar. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

makadamisera. (various references)

   

Thai

  

รา"หรือปูถนน"้วยหินเป็นชั้นๆ. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

şose yapmak. (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

вирівнювати (even, flatten, iron out, level, plane, smooth out), мостити щебенем (metal). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Macadamize

Derivations

Words beginning with "macadamize": macadamized, macadamizes. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Macadamize" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: anadamide. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Macadamize"

Words rhyming with "macadamize" (pronounced 'Mac*ad"am*ize'): Abolitionize, Acclimatize, Acetize, Achromatize, Actualize, Adonize, Adulterize, Adverbialize, Africanize, Agatize, Agnize, Agrarianize, Albumenize, Alchemize, Alcoholize, Algebraize, Alkalize, Allotropize, Alphabetize, Aluminize, Amalgamize, Americanize, Amortize, Anabaptize, Anachronize, Anaesthetize, Anagrammatize, Analogize, Anarchize, Anathematize, Anatomize, Angelize, Anglicize, Angurize, Animalize, Annalize, Anthropomorphize, Antipathize, Antiquarianize, Aphetize, Aphorize, Apostatize, Apothegmatize, Apotheosize, Appetize, Apprize, Archaize, Argumentize, Aromatize, Arterialize, Artificialize, Artilize, Aryanize, Astatize, Astrologize, Astronomize, Athetize, Atomize, Attitudinize, Australize, Authorize, Azotize, Baize, Balize, Baptize, Bastardize, Battologize, Bestialize, Bichromatize, Biographize, Bituminize, Boucherize, Bowdlerize, Bromize, Burnettize, Cabalize, Calvinize, Canonize, Cantonize, Capitalize, Caponize, Carbolize, Carbonize, Carburize, Cardinalize, Carnalize, Catalogize, Catechize, Categorize, Catheterize, Catholicize, Cauponize, Cauterize, Celestialize, Celticize, Centralize, Chameleonize, Characterize, Cheverliize, Chloridize, Cinchonize, Civilize, Cize, Climatize, Cocainize, Cognize, Collodionize, Colloquialize, Congenialize, Connaturalize, Consonantize, Conventionalize, Cowardize, Creaturize, Cross-fertilize, Cuckoldize, Curarize, Cutinize, Dastardize, Debituminize, Decarbonize, Decarburize, Decardinalize, Decentralize, Dechristianize, Decimalize, Decitizenize, Decivilize, Decolorize, Defeudalize, Defibrinize, Deflectionize, Dehumanize, Demagnetize, Dematerialize, Demephitize, Demesmerize, Demobilize, Democratize, Demonetize, Demonize, Demoralize, Denarcotize, Denationalize, Denaturalize, Denize, Denizenize, Dentize, Deodorize, Deoxidize, Deoxygenize, Depauperize, Depolarize, Deprovincialize, Deputize, Dereligionize, Desilverize, Despotize, Desulphurize, Desynonymize, Dethronize, Detonize, Devilize, Devitalize, Devocalize, Devulgarize, Diabolize, Dialogize, Diamondize, Diazotize, Digitize, Diphthongalize, Diphthongize, Disauthorize, Disillusionize, Disnaturalize, Disorganize, Dispauperize, Disprize, Disrealize, Disseize, Dissocialize, Dissyllabize, Disthronize, Disutilize, Divinize, Dolomize, Doxologize, Dramatize, Ebonize, Effeminize, Egotize, Egyptize, Electrize, Electrotonize, Elegize, Elenchize, Embastardize, Emblematiccize, Emblematize, Emblemize, Emotionalize, Emphasize, Empyreumatize, Encarnalize, Endenize, Enigmatize, Enthronize, Entomologize, Epicurize, Epigrammatize, Epilogize, Epiloguize, Epistolize, Epitomize, Equalize, Eternalize, Eternize, Etherealize, Etherize, Euhemerize, Eulogize, Euphemize, Euphonize, Euphuize, Euripize, Europeanize, Excrementize, Experimentalize, Externalize, Fabulize, Factorize, Familiarize, Fanaticize, Faradize, Federalize, Femalize, Feminize, fertilize, Feudalize, Fluidize, Focalize, Foreprize, Foreseize, formularize, Formulize, Fortunize, Frize, Functionalize, Gallicize, Gallize, galvanize, Gargalize, Gargarize, Genealogize, Geologize, Geometrize, Giantize, Gluttonize, Goblinize, Gorgonize, gormandize, Gospelize, Gothicize, Grammaticize, Grangerize, Gutturalize, Gutturize, Harlotize, Hazardize, Heathenize, Heavenize, Hepatize, Herbarize, Hispanicize, Historicize, Historize, Histrionize, homologize, hospitalize, Hostilize, Humorize, Hydrogenize, hypnotize, Hypostasize, hypostatize, Iambize, Iconize, Idiotize, illegalize, Illegitimatize, Illiberalize, Illuminize, Imbastardize, immaterialize, Immethodize, immobilize, Impatronize, Imperialize, Improvisatize, Indenize, individualize, Infamize, Inoxidize, Intellectualize, Interjectionalize, internationalize, Inthronize, iodize, ionize, Iridize, Islamize, Isochronize, Italianize, italicize, itemize, -ize, Jacobinize, Jasperize, jeopardize, Kaolinize, Kruppize, Kyanize, labialize, Laconize, Latibulize, legalize, legitimatize, legitimize, Leperize, Lethargize, Letheonize, liberalize, life-size, lionize, liquidize, Listerize, literalize, localize, Macarize, magnetize, maize, Malleableize, Mammonize, Mangonize, marbleize, Margaryize, Martialize, martyrize, Matronize, maximize, Mechanicalize, mechanize, Mediatize, memorialize, memorize, mercerize, mesmerize, metabolize, Metallize, Metamorphize, Meteorize, Methodize, Mineralogize, Miniardize, minimize, Minionize, Miraculize, Misavize, Mischaracterize, Miscognize, Misprize, mobilize, Modelize, modernize, monetize, mongrelize, monopolize, Mortalize, Motorize, Municipalize, Muscularize, Mysterize, Mythologize, Naphthalize, Narcotize, nationalize, Naturize, Nebulize, Nectarize, Neologize, Neoterize, Nesslerize, Neutralize, Nitrogenize, Nomadize, Nominalize, Nounize, Obectize, Obelize. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Macadamize

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-d-e-i-m-m-z"

-2 letters: academia, mazaedia.

-3 letters: macadam.

-4 letters: acedia, amazed, madame, maimed.

-5 letters: aecia, aimed, amaze, amice, amide, azide, maced, madam, maize, mamie, mazed, media, medic, mimed, zamia.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-a-c-d-e-i-m-m-z"
 

+1 letter: macadamized, macadamizes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Macadamize


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 61 63 61 64 61 6D 69 7A 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01100001 01100011 01100001 01100100 01100001 01101101 01101001 01111010 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#97 &#99 &#97 &#100 &#97 &#109 &#105 &#122 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0061 0063 0061 0064 0061 006D 0069 007A 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

47676967706779759271

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Translations: Modern
5. Derivations
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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