CEMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does cement mean?
• CEMENT (noun)
The noun CEMENT has 5 senses:
1. concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
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. a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
Familiarity information: CEMENT used as a noun is common.
• CEMENT (verb)
The verb CEMENT has 3 senses:
1. make fast as if with cement
2. cover or coat with cement
3. bind or join with or as if with cement
Familiarity information: CEMENT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CEMENT (noun)
Meaning:
Concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Context example:
they stood on the grey cement beside the pool
Hypernyms ("cement" is a kind of...):
concrete (a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cement" is a kind of...):
building material (material used for constructing buildings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cement"):
hydraulic cement; Portland cement (a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result)
Holonyms ("cement" is a substance of...):
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)
Meaning:
Something that hardens to act as adhesive material
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cement" is a kind of...):
adhesive; adhesive agent; adhesive material (a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cement"):
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)
Meaning:
Any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cement" is a kind of...):
fill; filling (any material that fills a space or container)
Meaning:
A specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
cementum; cement
Hypernyms ("cement" is a kind of...):
solid body substance (the solid parts of the body)
Holonyms ("cement" is a part of...):
root; tooth root (the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support)
• CEMENT (verb)
Meaning:
Make fast as if with cement
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
We cemented our friendship
Hypernyms (to "cement" is one way to...):
bind (make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cover or coat with cement
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "cement" is one way to...):
coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bind or join with or as if with cement
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "cement" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
