Cement
See also: Concrete.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool"
- 2: 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
- 3: something that hardens to act as adhesive material
- 4: any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
- 5: a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth [syn: cementum, cement]
- v. 1: make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship"
- 2: cover or coat with cement
- 3: bind or join with or as if with cement