2syllables
cement
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Definitions ofcement
1noun
- A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
- The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.
- Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.
- A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society.
Example: "the cement of our love"
- The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.
1verb
- To affix with cement.
- To overlay or coat with cement.
Example: "to cement a cellar floor"
- To unite firmly or closely.
- To make permanent.
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