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cement
has definitions from the fields of biology,anatomy,zoology,dentistry
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[ verb ] make fast as if with cement
Examples "We cemented our friendship" Used in print (Todhunter Ballard, The Night Riders....)It was partially cemented by ages and pressure , yet it crumpled before the onslaught of the powerful streams , the force of a_thousand fire_hoses , and with the gold it held washed_down through the long sluices . Related terms |
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[ noun ] concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
Examples "they stood on the gray cement beside the pool" Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)But the fences were still in_place fifty odd years ago , and when we stood on the gate to look over , the sidewalk under our eyes was not cement but two rows of paving_stones with grass between and on both sides . (Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)Two uniformed officers , a_couple_of plain-clothesmen I knew , and two other men stood on a gray cement area next to the pool on my left . Related terms |
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[ noun ] 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
Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)They hurled a cement barge against a freighter in Honolulu_Harbor , knocked_down telephone_lines , marooned automobiles , flooded lawns , killed six cows . (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)We send shovels , cement , nails , and corrugated_iron for roofs . Related terms building_material hydraulic_cement Portland_cement concrete mortar |
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[ noun ] something that hardens to act as adhesive material
Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The physical film is cut with a knife at the end of one complete sequence , and the cut edge is joined physically , by cement , to the cut edge of the beginning of the next sequence . Related terms adhesive_material glue iron_putty red-lead_putty mastic putty |
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[ verb ] cover or coat with cement
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[ noun ] (dentistry) any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
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[ verb ] bind or join with cement
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[ noun ] (biology,anatomy,zoology) a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
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