cement
ce·ment
(sĭ-mĕnt′)n.
1.
a. A building material made by grinding calcined limestone and clay to a fine powder, which can be mixed with water and poured to set as a solid mass or used as an ingredient in making mortar or concrete.
b. Portland cement.
c. Concrete.
2. A substance that hardens to act as an adhesive; glue.
3. Something that serves to bind or unite: "Custom was in early days the cement of society" (Walter Bagehot).
4. Geology A chemically precipitated substance that binds particles of clastic rocks.
5. Dentistry A substance used for filling cavities or anchoring crowns, inlays, or other restorations.
v. ce·ment·ed, ce·ment·ing, ce·ments
v.tr.
1. To bind with or as if with cement.
2. To cover or coat with cement.
v.intr.
To become cemented.
in cement
Firmly settled or determined; unalterable: The administration's position on taxes was set in cement despite the unfavorable public response.
[Middle English, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum, rough-cut stone, rubble used in making concrete, from caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.]
ce·ment′er n.
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cement
(sɪˈmɛnt)n
1. (Building) a fine grey powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay, used with water and sand to make mortar, or with water, sand, and aggregate, to make concrete
2. a binder, glue, or adhesive
3. something that unites or joins; bond
4. (Dentistry) dentistry any of various materials used in filling teeth
5. (Geological Science) mineral matter, such as silica and calcite, that binds together particles of rock, bones, etc, to form a solid mass of sedimentary rock
6. (Anatomy) another word for cementum
vb (tr)
7. to reinforce or consolidate: once a friendship is cemented it will last for life.
8. to join, bind, or glue together with or as if with cement
9. (Building) to coat or cover with cement
[C13: from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum stone from the quarry, from caedere to hew]
ceˈmenter n
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ce•ment
(sɪˈmɛnt)n.
1. any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usu. mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
2. any of various soft, sticky substances that dry hard or stonelike, used esp. for mending broken objects or for making things adhere.
3. the compact groundmass surrounding and binding together the fragments of clastic rocks.
4. anything that binds or unites.
5.
a. a hardening, adhesive, plastic substance, used in the repair of teeth.
6. to unite by or as if by cement: an experience that cemented our friendship.
7. to coat or cover with cement.
v.i.8. to become cemented; cohere.
[1250–1300; ciment < Old French < Latin cēmentum,caementa rough stone from the quarry <caed(ere) to cut]
ce•ment′a•ble, adj.
ce•ment′er, n.
ce•ment′less, adj.
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Past participle: cemented
Gerund: cementing
| Imperative |
|---|
| cement |
| cement |
| Present |
|---|
| I cement |
| you cement |
| he/she/it cements |
| we cement |
| you cement |
| they cement |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I cemented |
| you cemented |
| he/she/it cemented |
| we cemented |
| you cemented |
| they cemented |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am cementing |
| you are cementing |
| he/she/it is cementing |
| we are cementing |
| you are cementing |
| they are cementing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have cemented |
| you have cemented |
| he/she/it has cemented |
| we have cemented |
| you have cemented |
| they have cemented |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was cementing |
| you were cementing |
| he/she/it was cementing |
| we were cementing |
| you were cementing |
| they were cementing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had cemented |
| you had cemented |
| he/she/it had cemented |
| we had cemented |
| you had cemented |
| they had cemented |
| Future |
|---|
| I will cement |
| you will cement |
| he/she/it will cement |
| we will cement |
| you will cement |
| they will cement |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have cemented |
| you will have cemented |
| he/she/it will have cemented |
| we will have cemented |
| you will have cemented |
| they will have cemented |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be cementing |
| you will be cementing |
| he/she/it will be cementing |
| we will be cementing |
| you will be cementing |
| they will be cementing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been cementing |
| you have been cementing |
| he/she/it has been cementing |
| we have been cementing |
| you have been cementing |
| they have been cementing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been cementing |
| you will have been cementing |
| he/she/it will have been cementing |
| we will have been cementing |
| you will have been cementing |
| they will have been cementing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been cementing |
| you had been cementing |
| he/she/it had been cementing |
| we had been cementing |
| you had been cementing |
| they had been cementing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would cement |
| you would cement |
| he/she/it would cement |
| we would cement |
| you would cement |
| they would cement |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have cemented |
| you would have cemented |
| he/she/it would have cemented |
| we would have cemented |
| you would have cemented |
| they would have cemented |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  cement - concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool"concrete - a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water |
| 2. | 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 hydraulic cement, Portland cement - a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result concrete - a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water mortar - used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall | |
| 3. | 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 mastic - a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler | |
| 4. | cement - any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth filling, fill - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" | |
| 5. | cement - a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth solid body substance - the solid parts of the body tooth root, root - the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support | |
| Verb | 1. | cement - make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship" bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
| 2. | cement - cover or coat with cement coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" cement - bind or join with or as if with cement | |
| 3. | cement - bind or join with or as if with cement fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" cement - cover or coat with cement |
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Translations
إسْمَنْتسِمِنْت، إسْمَنْتمادة لاصِقَهميناء الأسنانيثبّت بالأسْمَنْت
cementcementovatlepidlotmelzubní cement
cementcementereklisterbindemiddel
sementtiliima
cement
cementfogcement
límlíma; festa, bindasementtannfyllingarefni
セメント
시멘트
betono maišytuvascementascementuotiplombarišamoji medžiaga
cementētcementssaistvielazobu cements
cementcementovaťzubný cement
cement
cement
ซีเมนต์
xi măng
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cement
(səˈment) noun1. a mixture of clay and lime (usually with sand and water added) used for sticking things (eg bricks) together in building and to make concrete for making very hard surfaces.
2. any of several types of glue.
3. a substance used to fill cavities in teeth.
verbto join firmly with cement.
cement mixera machine with a revolving drum in which water and cement are mixed together.
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cement
→ إسْمَنْت cement cement Zement τσιμέντο cemento sementti ciment cement cemento セメント 시멘트 cement sement cement cimento цемент cement ซีเมนต์ çimento xi măng 水泥Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ce·ment
n. cemento, sustancia adherente.
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cement
n (dent, ortho) cemento
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