Defenition of the word cement
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Defenition of the word 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.
- something that hardens to act as adhesive material
- 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
- concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the gray cement beside the pool"
- any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
- make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship"
- bind or join with cement
- cover or coat with cement"
- a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
- bind or join with or as if with cement
- cover or coat with cement
- concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
- make fast as if with cement
Synonyms for the word cement
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- bolster
- bond
- buttress
- cementum
- fasten together
- fix
- fortify
- glue
- join
- make stronger
- prop up
- reinforce
- stick
- strengthen
Similar words in the cement
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- cement
- cement's
- cemented
- cementing
- cements
Meronymys for the word cement
Hyponyms for the word cement
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- glue
- gum
- hydraulic cement
- iron putty
- mastic
- mucilage
- Portland cement
- putty
- red-lead putty
Hypernyms for the word cement
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- adhesive
- adhesive agent
- adhesive material
- bind
- building material
- coat
- concrete
- fasten
- fill
- filling
- fix
- secure
- solid body substance
- surface
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