He cobbled together a meal from leftovers in the fridge.
The cart rumbled over the cobbles.
7. paving
The path stretching from that house to the bamboo thicket was laid with stone paving.
As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam. It was Islam – at places like Al-Azhar University – that carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe's Renaissance and Enlightenment.