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cement

noun
/səˈmɛnt/

Etymology

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.

  1. inherited from syment

Definitions

  1. A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and…

    A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.

    • In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.

  2. The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like…

    The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.

  3. Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues,…

    Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A bond of union

      A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society.

      • the cement of our love

    2. The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth

      The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.

    3. To affix with cement.

    4. To overlay or coat with cement.

      • to cement a cellar floor

    5. To unite firmly or closely.

      • For they have entertained cause enough To draw their swords: but how the fear of us May cement their divisions and bind up The petty difference, we yet not know.

    6. To make permanent.

      • [Dele] Alli’s ability to break forward from midfield was a prominent feature and the 19-year-old must have gone a long way to cementing his place in the team.

    7. A town in Oklahoma.

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Derived

asbestos cement, cementable, cemental, cement arm, cementation, cement board, cement car, cement copper, cementer, cement hands, cementhead, cementite, cementless, cementlike, cement mixer, cementoclast, cementoenamel, cementogenic, cementoid, cementopathia, cement shoes, cement steel, cement together, cement works, ferrocement, ferro-cement, fibre cement, hydraulic cement, iron cement, Keene's cement, Martin's cement, masonry cement, noncement, Parian cement, Portland cement, re-cement, recement, Roman cement, rubber cement, uncement · +1 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at cement. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at cement. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at cement

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA