Definition of cement Cement

/sʌmɛˈnt/ - [sument] - ce•ment

We found 29 definitions of cement from 9 different sources.

What does cement mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: cements
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
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
		concrete a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
		mortar a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
cement - any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
		fill, filling a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
cement - concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool"
cement - a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
		cementum
		solid body substance the solid parts of the body
Verb cements, cementing, cemented
cement - cover or coat with cement
		cement make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship"
		coat, surface cover or provide with a coat
cement - bind or join with or as if with cement
		fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
cement - make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship"
		bind form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"

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Wiktionary

cement (Noun)
A powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water.
cement (Noun)
The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water.
cement (Noun)
Any material with strong adhesive properties.
cement (Noun)
A particular type or brand of cement.
cement (Verb)
To affix with cement.
cement (Verb)
To ensure an outcome.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

cement (n.)
Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.
cement (n.)
A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water.
cement (n.)
The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2.
cement (n.)
Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society.
cement (n.)
The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum.
cement (n.)
To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement.
cement (n.)
To unite firmly or closely.
cement (n.)
To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom.
cement (v. i.)
To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

cement
A dry powder made from silica, alumina, lime, iron oxide, and magnesia which hardens when mixed with water; used as an ingredient in concrete.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

cement
se-ment′, n. anything that makes two bodies stick together: mortar: a bond of union.—v.t. to unite with cement: to join firmly.—n. Cementā′tion, the act of cementing: the process by which iron is turned into steel, glass into porcelain, &c.—done by surrounding them with a cement or powder and exposing them to heat.—adjs. Cement′atory, Cementi′tious, having the quality of cementing or uniting firmly. [O. Fr. ciment—L. cæmentum, chip of stone used to fill up in building a wall, cædimentum—cædĕre, to cut.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

cement
For docks, piers, &c. See POZZOLANA.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

cement
Hydraulic cements are much used in building permanent fortifications. The cement used by the Romans in their great sea-walls, aqueducts, etc., which are still standing as monuments of their civil engineering, was pozzuolana, a volcanic earth from near Baiæ, Italy. It is still an article of export from Italy. The most noted modern cement is Portland, made artificially in England by burning a mixture of the chalk and clay from the valley of the Medway.

Wikipedia

Cement is a brown or grey material that keeps together other materials. Most often it is called concrete.

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cement, verb, present, 1st person singular of cement (infinitive).
cement, verb (infinitive).
cement, noun, singular of cements.

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