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1. (n.) cement
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usu. mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
2. cement
any of various soft, sticky substances that dry hard or stonelike, used esp. for mending broken objects or for making things adhere.
3. cement
the compact groundmass surrounding and binding together the fragments of clastic rocks.
4. cement
anything that binds or unites.
5. cement
a hardening, adhesive, plastic substance, used in the repair of teeth.
6. (v.t.) cement
to unite by or as if by cement:
an experience that cemented our friendship.
7. cement
to coat or cover with cement.
8. (v.i.) cement
to become cemented; cohere.
Etymology: (1250–1300;
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cement
concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
"they stood on the grey cement beside the pool"
2. (noun) cement
a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
3. (noun) cement
something that hardens to act as adhesive material
4. (noun) cement
any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
5. (verb) cementum, cement
a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
6. (verb) cement
make fast as if with cement
"We cemented our friendship"
7. (verb) cement
cover or coat with cement
8. (verb) cement
bind or join with or as if with cement
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1. (noun) cement
a hard gray substance used in building
a building with cement foundations
2. (verb) cement
to make a relationship or agreement strong and long-lasting
We need help to cement the deal.; an event that cemented our friendship
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cement
any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc
2. (noun) cement
a kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water
3. (noun) cement
the powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2
4. (noun) cement
bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society
5. (noun) cement
the layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum
6. (noun) cement
to unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement
7. (noun) cement
to unite firmly or closely
8. (noun) cement
to overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom
9. (verb) cement
to become cemented or firmly united; to cohere
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Sense: a mixture of clay and lime (usually with sand and water added) used for sticking things (eg bricks) together in building and to make concrete for making very hard surfaces.
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 Afrikaans: sement |
 Arabic: سِمِنْت، إسْمَنْت |
 Bulgarian: цимент |
 Brazilian: cimento |
 Czech: cement |
 German: der Zement |
 Danish: cement |
 Greek: τσιμέντο |
 Spanish: cemento |
 Estonian: tsement |
 Farsi: سیمان |
 Finnish: sementti |
 French: ciment |
 Hebrew: מֶלֶט |
 Hindi: सीमेंट |
 Croatian: cement |
 Hungarian: cement |
 Indonesian: semen |
 Icelandic: sement |
 Italian: cemento |
 Japanese: セメント |
 Korean: 시멘트 |
 Lithuanian: cementas |
 Latvian: cements |
 Malay: simen |
 Dutch: cement |
 Norwegian: sement |
 Polish: cement |
 Persian: سیمان |
 Pashto: سمينټ |
 Portuguese: cimento |
 Romanian: ciment |
 Russian: цемент |
 Slovak: cement |
 Slovenian: cement |
 Serbian: cement |
 Swedish: cement |
 Thai: ปูนซีเมนต์ |
 Turkish: çimento |
 Taiwanese: 水泥 |
 Ukrainian: цемент |
 Urdu: سیمنٹ |
 Vietnamese: xi măng |
 Chinese: 水泥 |
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