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
Words that may be confused with cement
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How to use cement in a sentence
With those three sentences, NBA player Jason Collins cements his status as one of the biggest trailblazers in sports history.
Meet Jason Collins, the First Gay Athlete in Major American Sports | Kevin Fallon | April 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMitt Romney's pick of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate cements a transformation in his campaign's attitude toward wealth.
If Romney cements the Republican nomination, the spokesman added, Republicans of all persuasions will rally round him in Arizona.
Electability Key Romney Primary Win in Arizona | Terry Greene Sterling | February 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe scissors scene cements it: Drew Barrymore can really act, and this is the role that will make people notice.
Of the various cements used in building, it is necessary only to mention three as being applicable to use for mortar.
Nature joins and cements friends together with inseparable love.
Clear accounts, with reasonable balances, are the surest cements of business intimacies.
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas | James Fenimore CooperWill be useful to all interested in the manufacture, use, and testing of Cements.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerAsphalt cements are used for sheet asphalt and asphaltic concrete construction and for hot-mixed bituminous macadam.
American Rural Highways | T. R. Agg
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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