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Type Words
Synonyms cementum
Type of solid body substance
Type Words
Type of building material
Has types hydraulic cement, portland cement
Derivation cementitious
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Type of fill, filling
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Type of secure, fix, fasten
Type Words
Type of concrete


they stood on the grey cement beside the pool.
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Type of coat, surface
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Type of bind


We cemented our friendship.
Type Words
Type of adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material
Has types red-lead putty, putty, mucilage, mastic, iron putty, gum, glue
Derivation cementitious

Examples of cement

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From there, they will decide whether cement needs to be pumped into the annulus.
From the latimes.com
Frankly, they cannot keep starting matches with all the elan of a bag of cement.
From the guardian.co.uk
Dense concrete blocks are made from graded aggregate and cement, cast in moulds.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Thirty years is a long time to sit opposite a fleshy cement mixer churning away.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It will be based on ecological cement and feature vacuum and thermal insulation.
From the techcrunch.com
Concrete is a product that begins as a slurry of cement, sand, gravel and water.
From the thenewstribune.com
The call was credited with helping to cement the crucial black vote for Kennedy.
From the kentucky.com
As we chat, Liza lounges in the narrow, cement side yard that abuts Fumo's home.
From the philly.com
The Copts suggest the Ethiopians are merely trying to further cement their hold.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship"
  • Concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool"
  • 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
  • Cover or coat with cement
  • Something that hardens to act as adhesive material
  • Any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
  • In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. ...
  • Cement is the self-titled debut album by Cement, released by the Dutch East India Trading label in 1993 (see 1993 in music).
  • Charles Henry "Chuck" Mosley (born January 27, 1958 in Hollywood, California) is an American singer and songwriter. Mosley was the frontman of the band Faith No More for their first two albums, We Care a Lot and Introduce Yourself.