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.

SYNONYMS FOR cement

6 merge, join, bind, fuse, secure.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM cement

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

well-ce·ment·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cement

cement , concrete, mortar²

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Example sentences from the Web for cement

By capping a retired landfill with cement and capturing the methane produced by it, these offset programs can avoid the climate-warming contribution of that methane.
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Ice within rock fissures acts like cement, keeping parts of the mountain together.
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I use Ultracal 30, which is a gypsum cement to make a negative mold.
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The problem is, China is just beginning to explore the use of hydrogen for steel and cement.
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To reach the high temperatures required to produce steel and cement, coke — processed high-grade coal — is typically used.
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The film also cemented its Rocky Horror status with a limited late-night theatrical run.
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These feats, among others, have cemented him as an artist whose talents continue to push the limits of effective storytelling.
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His prominence was cemented by an appearance in a video of a tank ambush that killed hundreds of Russian soldiers in 1996.
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More seriously for Cameron, they cemented the image of what one Tory MP called “arrogant posh boys.”
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But it was Marbury that cemented the idea in our legal culture that federal courts can nullify acts of Congress.
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The rings are cemented to the middle of ordinary slides; and it is best to keep a number of them ready prepared.
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And what you've been able to do lately has cemented it all as nothing else could have done.
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Here also there are buttresses, in which the tiles are cemented with bitumen.
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A little tolerance, a little tact on the English side would probably have cemented the alliance.
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It cemented the power of the Pope, while freedom from papal interference has ever been dear to the English nation.
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British Dictionary definitions for cement

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 of cement

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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Medical definitions for cement

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.

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