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COBBLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads

Synonyms:

cobble; cobblestone; sett

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cobble" is a kind of...):

paving stone (a stone used for paving)

Derivation:

cobble (pave with cobblestones)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Repair or mend

Example:

cobble shoes

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "cobble" is one way to...):

bushel; doctor; fix; furbish up; mend; repair; restore; touch on (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cobbling (the shoemaker's trade)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pave with cobblestones

Synonyms:

cobble; cobblestone

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "cobble" is one way to...):

pave (cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cobble (rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads)

cobbler (a person who makes or repairs shoes)

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