cement

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: cementum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

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
something that hardens to act as adhesive material
any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
a specialized bony substance covering the root of a toothSynonyms: cementum

Verb (3)

make fast as if with cement“We cemented our friendship”
cover or coat with cement
bind or join with or as if with cement

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cement \Ce*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cemented; p. pr. & vb. n. Cementing.] [Cf. F. cimenter. See Cement, n.]

1.To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]

2.To unite firmly or closely. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom. [1913 Webster]

Cement \Ce*ment"\, v. i. To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere. --S. Sharp. [1913 Webster]

Cement \Ce*ment"\ (s[e^]*m[e^]nt" or s[e^]m"[e^]nt), n. [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]

1.Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc. [1913 Webster]

2.A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water. [1913 Webster]

3.The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2. [1913 Webster]

4.Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society. "The cement of our love." [1913 Webster]

5.(Anat.) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum. [1913 Webster]

Hydraulic cement. See under Hydraulic. [1913 Webster]