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cement > 8 senses
NOUN	1	cement	Concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
	2	cement	A building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay
	3	cement	Something that hardens to act as adhesive material
	4	cement	Any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
	5	cement, cementum	A specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
VERB	1	cement	Make fast as if with cement
	2	cement	Cover or coat with cement
	3	cement	Bind or join with or as if with cement

cement > pronunciation
Sounds	sahmeh'nt; sihmeh'nt
Rhymes	accent, admonishment, advent / Advent, and 66 more rhymes in ehnt...

cement > noun 1, substance
Meaning	Concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement.
Examples	"they stood on the grey cement beside the pool"
Broader	concrete

cement > noun 2, substance
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.
Substance of	concrete; mortar
Broader	building material
Narrower	hydraulic cement, Portland cement
Adjectives	cementitious
Verbs	cement; cement

cement > noun 3, substance
Meaning	Something that hardens to act as adhesive material.
Broader	adhesive material, adhesive agent, adhesive
Narrower	glue, gum, mucilage; putty; iron putty; red-lead putty; mastic
Adjectives	cementitious

cement > noun 4, substance
Meaning	Any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.
Broader	filling, fill
Verbs	cement; cement

cement > noun 5, body
Meaning	A specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth.
Synonyms	cementum
Part of	root, tooth root
Broader	solid body substance

cement > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Make fast as if with cement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"We cemented our friendship"
Broader	bind

cement > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Cover or coat with cement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Similar to	cement
Broader	coat, surface
Nouns	cement; cement

cement > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Bind or join with or as if with cement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Similar to	cement
Broader	fasten, fix, secure
Nouns	cement; cement

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