Cement | Mean of cement in English Dictionary
/sɪˈmɛnt/
- Noun
- a soft gray powder that is mixed with water and other substances to make concrete
- a bag of cement
- cement mix
- the hard substance that is made when cement is mixed with water and allowed to dry
- There is a layer of cement under the bricks.
- cement blocks
- a cement floor
- a substance that is used to make things stick together
- rubber cement
- Tradition is the cement that holds this community together.
- Verb
- to join (things) together with cement
- The parts are then cemented together.
- A thick post was cemented to the floor.
- to make (something) stronger
- A win would cement her reputation as a strong competitor.
- The many hours they spent working together helped to cement their relationship. [=to make their relationship strong]