cement

[ si-ment ]

/ sɪˈmɛnt /

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noun

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.

any of various soft, sticky substances that dry hard or stonelike, used especially for mending broken objects or for making things adhere.

Petrography. the compact groundmass surrounding and binding together the fragments of clastic rocks.

anything that binds or unites: Time is the cement of friendship.

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.

verb (used with object)

to unite by or as if by cement: to cement stones to form a wall; to cement a relationship.

to coat or cover with cement: to cement a floor.

verb (used without object)

to become cemented; join together or unite; cohere.

Nearby words

celto-germanic, celtuce, celure, cema, cembalo, cement, cement line, cement mixer, cement steel, cementation, cementicle

Origin of cement

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

SYNONYMS FOR cement

6 merge, join, bind, fuse, secure.

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Related forms

ce·ment·a·ble, adjectivece·ment·er, nounce·ment·less, adjectivere·ce·ment, verb

well-ce·ment·ed, adjective

Can be confused

cement concrete mortar²

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British Dictionary definitions for cemented

cement

/ (sɪˈmɛnt) /

noun

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

a binder, glue, or adhesive

something that unites or joins; bond

dentistry any of various materials used in filling teeth

mineral matter, such as silica and calcite, that binds together particles of rock, bones, etc, to form a solid mass of sedimentary rock

another word for cementum

verb (tr)

to reinforce or consolidateonce a friendship is cemented it will last for life

to join, bind, or glue together with or as if with cement

to coat or cover with cement

Derived Forms

cementer, noun

Word Origin for cement

C13: from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum stone from the quarry, from caedere to hew

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Medicine definitions for cemented

cement

[ sĭ-mĕnt′ ]

n.

A substance used for filling dental cavities or anchoring crowns, inlays, or other restorations.

cementum

A substance that hardens to act as an adhesive; glue.

cement

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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cement

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cement

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