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cement

ce·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [si-ment]
    • /sɪˈmɛnt/
    • /sɪˈment/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [si-ment]
    • /sɪˈmɛnt/

Definitions of cement word

  • uncountable noun cement Cement is a grey powder which is mixed with sand and water in order to make concrete. 3
  • uncountable noun cement Cement is the same as concrete. 3
  • uncountable noun cement Glue that is made for sticking particular substances together is sometimes called cement. 3
  • verb cement Something that cements a relationship or agreement makes it stronger. 3
  • uncountable noun cement The cement of a relationship or agreement is something that makes it stronger and more long-lasting. 3
  • verb cement If things are cemented together, they are stuck or fastened together. 3

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Origin of cement

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; < Latin cēmentum, variant of caementum (singular of caementa unprocessed cuttings from the quarry, i.e., rough stone and chips) < *caed-mentom, equivalent to caed(ere) to cut + -mentum -ment; replacing Middle English cyment < Old French ciment < Latin, as above

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cement

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cement popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cement usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cement

verb cement

  • seal — a member of the U.S. Navy’s special operations forces.
  • join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
  • unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
  • solder — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
  • bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.

noun cement

  • adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
  • gluing — a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
  • mud — wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
  • sandGeorge [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), (Lucile Aurore Dupin Dudevant) 1804–76, French novelist.
  • binder — A binder is a hard cover with metal rings inside, which is used to hold loose pieces of paper.

Antonyms for cement

verb cement

  • loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
  • release — to lease again.
  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
  • detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
  • divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.

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