ALL meanings of cement
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C c - 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
- noun cement 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 3
- noun cement a binder, glue, or adhesive 3
- noun cement something that unites or joins; bond 3
- noun cement any of various materials used in filling teeth 3
- noun cement mineral matter, such as silica and calcite, that binds together particles of rock, bones, etc, to form a solid mass of sedimentary rock 3
- verb cement to reinforce or consolidate 3
- verb cement to join, bind, or glue together with or as if with cement 3
- verb cement to coat or cover with cement 3
- noun cement a powdered substance made of burned lime and clay, mixed with water and sand to make mortar or with water, sand, and gravel to make concrete: the mixture hardens when it dries 3
- noun cement any soft substance that fastens things together firmly when it hardens, as glue 3
- noun cement anything that joins together or unites; bond 3
- abbreviation CEMENT cementum 3
- noun cement the fine-grained material that binds together the larger constituents in many kinds of sedimentary or clastic rock 3
- noun cement a cementlike substance used to fill cavities, set crowns, etc. 3
- noun cement a dust or powder, as of charcoal or sand, or a finely divided metal, used in cementation 3
- verb transitive cement to join or unite with or as with cement 3
- verb transitive cement to cover with cement 3
- intransitive verb cement to become cemented 3
- noun cement Cement is a powder consisting of mixture of minerals that becomes hard when water is added. It is often mixed with sand and small stones to make concrete. 3
- noun cement Cement is the binding material in sedimentary rocks. 3
- noun cement Cement is a gray powder that, mixed to form a slurry, seals the space between the casing and the borehole wall. 3
- verb cement To cement something is to fix or stick it using a type of cement. 3
- noun 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. 1
- noun cement any of various soft, sticky substances that dry hard or stonelike, used especially for mending broken objects or for making things adhere. 1
- noun cement Petrography. the compact groundmass surrounding and binding together the fragments of clastic rocks. 1
- noun cement A powdery substance made with calcined lime and clay. It is mixed with water to form mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete. 1
- noun cement anything that binds or unites: Time is the cement of friendship. 1
- noun cement 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. 1
- verb with object cement to unite by or as if by cement: to cement stones to form a wall; to cement a relationship. 1
- verb with object cement to coat or cover with cement: to cement a floor. 1
- verb without object cement to become cemented; join together or unite; cohere. 1
- abbreviation CEMENT concrete 1
- transitive verb cement join with adhesive 1
- transitive verb cement relationship: consolidate 1
- noun cement adhesive 1
- noun cement dentistry: filling material 1
- transitive verb cement join sth with cement 1
- noun cement (Countable Noun) NU A powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water. 0
- noun cement (Uncountable Noun) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries. 0
- noun cement (Uncountable Noun) Any material with strong adhesive properties. 0
- noun cement (figuratively) Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society. 0
- noun cement (anatomy) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum. 0
- verb cement (Transitive Verb) To affix with cement. 0
- verb cement (Transitive Verb) To overlay or coat with cement. 0