cement | | |
n. (substance) | 1. cement | concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement.; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool" |
| ~ concrete | a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water. |
n. (substance) | 2. 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. |
| ~ building material | material used for constructing buildings. |
| ~ hydraulic cement, portland cement | a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result. |
| ~ concrete | a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water. |
| ~ mortar | used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall. |
n. (substance) | 3. cement | something that hardens to act as adhesive material. |
| ~ adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material | a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together. |
| ~ glue, mucilage, gum | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive. |
| ~ putty | a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass. |
| ~ iron putty | a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant. |
| ~ red-lead putty | a cement resembling putty; made by mixing white and red lead in boiled linseed oil; used as luting on pipe fittings. |
| ~ mastic | a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler. |
n. (substance) | 4. cement | any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth. |
| ~ filling, fill | any material that fills a space or container.; "there was not enough fill for the trench" |
n. (body) | 5. cement, cementum | a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth. |
| ~ solid body substance | the solid parts of the body. |
| ~ tooth root, root | the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support. |
v. (contact) | 6. cement | make fast as if with cement.; "We cemented our friendship" |
| ~ bind | make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope.; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
v. (contact) | 7. cement | cover or coat with cement. |
| ~ coat, surface | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
| ~ cement | bind or join with or as if with cement. |
v. (contact) | 8. cement | bind or join with or as if with cement. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ cement | cover or coat with cement. |
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