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cement
[ si-ment ]
noun
- any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- any of various soft, sticky substances that dry hard or stonelike, used especially for mending broken objects or for making things adhere.
- Petrography. the compact groundmass surrounding and binding together the fragments of clastic rocks.
- anything that binds or unites:
Time is the cement of friendship.
- Dentistry.
- a hardening, adhesive, plastic substance, used in the repair of teeth for anchoring fillings or inlays, for filling, or for fastening crowns.
- Informal. cementum.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- to become cemented; join together or unite; cohere.
cement
/ sɪˈmɛnt /
noun
- a fine grey powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay, used with water and sand to make mortar, or with water, sand, and aggregate, to make concrete
- a binder, glue, or adhesive
- something that unites or joins; bond
- dentistry any of various materials used in filling teeth
- mineral matter, such as silica and calcite, that binds together particles of rock, bones, etc, to form a solid mass of sedimentary rock
- another word for cementum
verb
- to reinforce or consolidate
once a friendship is cemented it will last for life
- to join, bind, or glue together with or as if with cement
- to coat or cover with cement
Derived Forms
- ceˈmenter, noun
Other Words From
- ce·menta·ble adjective
- ce·menter noun
- ce·mentless adjective
- rece·ment verb
- well-ce·mented adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cement1
Example Sentences
Being authentic cements stronger relationships and higher engagement, which are critical to opening up opportunities for all.
In real life, making urea cement will probably be more complicated than just peeing in a bucket, says Belinda Rich.
They topped off this mix with some water to make the cement.
For instance, it might prevent clogs in tubes that carry cement.
In all of these products, adding graphene would reduce the overall amount of plastic or cement that would be needed for some application.
He was pinned to the cement for his refusal to go along with an arrest for selling loose cigarettes.
Holding the architectural smorgasbord of a castle together was cement, wire, and mortar.
More recently, the rows of red and gray cement housing project blocks that sprouted up in the 1980s dominate the view.
And to check out this 100-year-old steel and cement engineering marvel.
Death waits for these things as a cement floor waits for a dropping light bulb.
It is sometimes asked, cannot “Analysis” cement together unconnected “Extremes”?
Delancy turned the sedan through the door of the big garage, rolled across the wide parking floor to the cement ramp at the rear.
He washed the cement floor with the hose, and while waiting for it to dry he rinsed his brushes in turpentine.
This is the material of the celebrated Roman cement, which holds together to this day the massy structures of ancient Rome.
The pillars and walls are covered with a white cement, which is equal to marble for its polish.
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