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cement

ce·ment

UK/səˈmɛnt/ US/ˈsi.mɛnt/ fairly common
noun (5) verb (3)

noun

1.

concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement

  • “they stood on the gray cement beside the pool”
2.

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

3.

something that hardens to act as adhesive material

4.

any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth

5.

verb

1.

make fast as if with cement

  • “We cemented our friendship”
2.

cover or coat with cement

3.

bind or join with or as if with cement

Origin

From Middle English syment, cyment, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum (“quarry stone; stone chips for making mortar”), from caedō (“to cut, hew”). Doublet of cementum.

Phrases

  • asbestos cement
  • cement arm
  • cement board
  • cement car
  • cement copper
  • cement hands
  • cement mixer
  • cement shoes

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