cement
noun/sɪˈment/
/sɪˈment/
[uncountable]- a grey powder made by burning clay and lime that sets hard when it is mixed with water. Cement is used in building to stick stones and bricks together and to make very hard surfaces.
- Use a mixture of one part cement to four parts sand.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wet
- cold
- hard
- …
- mix
- pour
- harden
- set
- mixer
- block
- floor
- …
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- the hard substance that is formed when cement becomes dry and hard
- a floor of cement
- a cement floor
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wet
- cold
- hard
- …
- mix
- pour
- harden
- set
- mixer
- block
- floor
- …
- a soft substance that becomes hard when dry and is used for sticking things together or filling in holes
- dental cement (= for filling holes in teeth)
- (formal) something that joins people together in a common interest
- values that are the cement of society
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ciment (noun), cimenter (verb), from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’.
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