Associations to the word «Macadam»
Wiktionary
MACADAM, noun. (uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
MACADAM, noun. (US) (dated) (countable) Any road or street
MACADAM, verb. (transitive) To cover or surface with macadam.
MACADAM, proper noun. A surname.
MACADAM, proper noun. A surname.
Dictionary definition
MACADAM, noun. Broken stone used in macadamized roadways.
MACADAM, noun. A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.