cement

Noun
  1. Concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement (synset 114828657)
    "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool"
    is a type of: concrete - a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
  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 (synset 114828345)
    is a type of: building material - material used for constructing buildings
    subtypes: hydraulic cement, portland cement - a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result
    substance meronym:
    • 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. Something that hardens to act as adhesive material (synset 114728801)
    is a type of: adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material - a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
    subtypes:
    • glue, gum, mucilage - 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. Any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth (synset 114828811)
    is a type of: fill, filling - any material that fills a space or container
  5. A specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth (synset 105316335)
    is a type of: solid body substance - the solid parts of the body
    is a part of: root - the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
    same as: cementum
Verb
  1. Make fast as if with cement (synset 201306736)
    "We cemented our friendship"
    is a type of: bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
  2. Cover or coat with cement (synset 201369629)
    is a type of: coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
    verb group: cement - bind or join with or as if with cement
  3. Bind or join with or as if with cement (synset 201369356)
    is a type of: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
    verb group: cement - cover or coat with cement

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