cement
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.
to unite by or as if by cement: to cement stones to form a wall; to cement a relationship.
to coat or cover with cement: to cement a floor.
to become cemented; join together or unite; cohere.
Origin of cement
1Other words for cement
Other words from cement
- ce·ment·a·ble, adjective
- ce·ment·er, noun
- ce·ment·less, adjective
- re·ce·ment, verb
- well-ce·ment·ed, adjective
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How to use cement in a sentence
He was pinned to the cement for his refusal to go along with an arrest for selling loose cigarettes.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner | Mike Barnicle | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHolding the architectural smorgasbord of a castle together was cement, wire, and mortar.
The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand | Nina Strochlic | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMore recently, the rows of red and gray cement housing project blocks that sprouted up in the 1980s dominate the view.
In Rome’s Riots, Cries for Mussolini and Attacks on Refugees | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd 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.
American Dreams: Saul Bellow’s Masterpiece of Lamentation | Nathaniel Rich | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is sometimes asked, cannot “Analysis” cement together unconnected “Extremes”?
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)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.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerThis is the material of the celebrated Roman cement, which holds together to this day the massy structures of ancient Rome.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThe pillars and walls are covered with a white cement, which is equal to marble for its polish.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for cement
/ (sɪˈmɛnt) /
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
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
Origin of cement
1Derived forms of cement
- cementer, noun
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