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A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.countableuncountable
- In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.
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The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.uncountable
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Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.uncountable
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A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society.countablefigurativelyuncountable
- the cement of our love
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The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.countableuncountable
cement
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To affix with cement.transitive
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To overlay or coat with cement.transitive
- to cement a cellar floor
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To unite firmly or closely.figurativelytransitive
- For they have entertained cause enough To draw their swords: but how the fear of us May cement their divisions and bind up The petty difference, we yet not know.
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To repair.figurativelytransitive
- When neibors anger at a plea, / An' just as wud as wud can be, / How easy can the barley-bree / Cement the quarrel!
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To make permanent.figurativelytransitive
- [Dele] Alli’s ability to break forward from midfield was a prominent feature and the 19-year-old must have gone a long way to cementing his place in the team.