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How to pronounce concrete in English?

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Type Words
Type of paving material, pavement, paving, building material
Has types reinforced concrete, cement, ferroconcrete
Type Words
Derivation concreteness


concrete objects such as trees.
Type Words
Type of cover


concrete the walls.
Type Words
Type Words
Type of solidify
Derivation concretion

Examples of concrete

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Lane Construction has subcontracted Empire Tilt Up Systems to pour the concrete.
From the news-journalonline.com
The crash knocked the pig off her concrete base, which will have to be repaired.
From the thenewstribune.com
Rather than shoveling snow, the stuff was so heavy it was like lifting concrete.
From the timesunion.com
The kitchen has red cabinets and concrete counters by the designer Buddy Rhodes.
From the post-gazette.com
At his feet is a concrete Lunker Bunker, placed to provide fish shade and cover.
From the kansas.com
Ketchum said the amount of disputed concrete is so small as to be insignificant.
From the sfgate.com
Entry to the store was made through a glass door, broken by a piece of concrete.
From the stltoday.com
Holder said workshops like the one Friday in Iowa will produce concrete results.
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The book is a narrative account of the concrete steps he took to make it happen.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • A strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
  • Capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees"
  • Cover with cement; "concrete the walls"
  • Formed by the coalescence of particles
  • Form into a solid mass; coalesce
  • (concretely) in concrete terms; "concretely, this meant that he was broke"
  • Concrete is a construction material composed of cement (commonly Portland cement) and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate (generally a coarse aggregate made of gravels or crushed rocks such as limestone, or granite, plus a fine aggregate such as sand), water, ...
  • Concrete is a demo album of the early Fear Factory, recorded in 1991 as pre-Soul of a New Machine cuts and re-released on July 30, 2002 on CD.
  • Concrete is a comic book series created and written by Paul Chadwick and published by Dark Horse Comics. His first appearance is Dark Horse Presents #1 (July, 1986). ...