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cement
cement
noun
Definition of CEMENT
1
a substance used to stick things together <what kind of cement works best on glass and pottery?>
Related Words epoxy, epoxy resin, library paste, mucilage, paste, superglue, water glass; dope, goo, gum
2
a uniting or binding force or influence <she is the cement that holds that often quarrelsome group together>
Related Words attachment, connection, fastening, hookup, joint, linkage, linkup, nexus, tie-up, union, yoke; affection, fondness, sympathy; fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel; constraint, curb, hampering, limit, limitation, restraint, restriction
Near Antonyms detaching, disengaging, parting, separation; unbinding, unfastening, unfettering, untying (or untieing); emancipation, freedom, liberation, release
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