Definition of cement
1a : concreteb : a powder of alumina, silica, lime, iron oxide, and magnesium oxide burned together in a kiln and finely pulverized and used as an ingredient of mortar and concrete; also : any mixture used for a similar purpose
2 : a binding element or agency: such asa : a substance to make objects adhere to each otherb : something serving to unite firmly justice is the cement that holds a political community together — R. M. Hutchins
3 : cementum
4 : a plastic composition made especially of zinc or silica for filling dental cavities
5 : the fine-grained groundmass or glass of a porphyry
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Examples of cement in a Sentence
There is a layer of cement under the bricks.
what kind of cement works best on glass and pottery?
Recent Examples of cement from the Web
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Medium-sized companies, too, have seen plenty of such activity, affecting property, ports, cement and more.
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There have been very, very, very serious injuries with cement blocks being thrown.
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A Touch-a-Truck event, featuring a school bus, garbage truck, plow, cement truck, fire truck and more, will be a featured activity Saturday.
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By fall, a warehouse (now filled with sacks of cement mix and construction equipment) will be transformed into an event space.
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Now, scientists have finally figured out why: a special ingredient that makes the cement grow stronger—not weaker—over time.
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Plus, since ground cover includes sidewalk cement and patio gravel, if possible, bring a beach towel or picnic blanket for your dog's comfort and so he or she is better seen and not stepped on.
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A space was found under a kinesiologist’s office in a nondescript cement building.
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And then of course there are the thousands who live on San Francisco's streets—the people who try to get some sleep under freeway overpasses or under blankets on hard cement, struggling every day in one of the richest cities in America.
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Origin and Etymology of cement
Middle English sement, from Anglo-French ciment, from Latin caementum stone chips used in making mortar, from caedere to cut
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Definition of cement
transitive verb
1 : to unite or make firm by or as if by cement Pebbles were cemented together by clay. has cemented his role as a leader on the team — T. W. Smith
2 : to overlay with concrete cemented the cellar floor
intransitive verb
: to become cemented
cementer
nounExamples of cement in a Sentence
A win would cement her reputation as a strong competitor.
Recent Examples of cement from the Web
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Brady’s remarkable rally in Super Bowl 51 cemented his place at the top. 2.
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That cemented authority in the states to oversee association plans.
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Littleton, Colorado, might be some rich-kid suburb, a million psychic miles from hanging out on St. Marks Place, but to the extent that youth cements a bond, these students, victims and killers both, were my daughter’s People.
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From nude shots of Williams cradling her belly to a regal photo of the tennis great’s bump poking through an orange garment, each photo further cements Williams’ queen status.
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Roger Brown and the Rams won that game, 30-6, thus cementing his legacy in Playoff Bowl lore.
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By 1933, the menu had been cemented per the Dallas Morning News.
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Scott Dixon’s championship chase will bring its own intrigue as another crown would further cement his legacy as one of the greatest Indy car drivers of all time.
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Buchla actually conceived the idea of the event three weeks before Gill’s death, but the tragedy cemented her.
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First Known Use of cement
14th century
CEMENT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of cement for English Language Learners
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: a soft gray powder that is mixed with water and other substances to make concrete
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: the hard substance that is made when cement is mixed with water and allowed to dry
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: a substance that is used to make things stick together
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Definition of cement for English Language Learners
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: to join (things) together with cement
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: to make (something) stronger
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Definition of cement for Students
Definition of cement for Students
cemented
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1 : to join together with or as if with cement There were sheets of ice … cementing the tops of the hemlocks in arches. — Jean Craighead George, My Side of the Mountain
2 : to make stronger The experience cemented their friendship.
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