cement

(noun, verb)

noun

1. concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement

- they stood on the grey cement beside the pool

Definition categories: substance, concrete

2. 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

Definition categories: substance

3. something that hardens to act as adhesive material

Definition categories: substance, adhesive

4. any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth

Definition categories: substance, fill, filling

5. a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth

Similar word(s): cementum

Definition categories: body

Sentences with cement as a noun:

- the cement of our love

verb

1. make fast as if with cement

- We cemented our friendship

Definition categories: contact, bind

2. cover or coat with cement

Definition categories: contact, coat, surface

3. bind or join with or as if with cement

Definition categories: contact, fasten, fix, secure

Sentences with cement as a verb:

- to cement a cellar bottom