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English noun: cement | |||
| 1. | cement (substance) concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement | ||
| Samples | They stood on the grey cement beside the pool. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concrete | ||
| 2. | cement (substance) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | building material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hydraulic cement, Portland cement | ||
| Substance meronym | concrete, mortar | ||
| 3. | cement (substance) something that hardens to act as adhesive material | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | glue, gum, iron putty, mastic, mucilage, putty, red-lead putty | ||
| 4. | cement (substance) any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, filling | ||
| 5. | cement (body) a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth | ||
| Synonyms | cementum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | solid body substance | ||
| Part meronym | root, tooth root | ||
English verb: cement | |||
| 1. | cement (contact) make fast as if with cement | ||
| Samples | We cemented our friendship. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bind | ||
| 2. | cement (contact) cover or coat with cement | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
| Verb group | cement | ||
| 3. | cement (contact) bind or join with or as if with cement | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| Verb group | cement | ||
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