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1. cement
noun. ['səˈmɛnt, sɪˈmɛnt'] 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.
Antonyms
Etymology
- caementum (Latin)
- caedo (Latin)
Rhymes with Cement
- underrepresent
- overrepresent
- misrepresent
- malcontent
- discontent
- supplement
- represent
- circumvent
- underwent
- reinvent
- overspent
- nonevent
- unspent
- torment
- tashkent
- segment
- prevent
- outspent
- misspent
- gourment
- extent
- content
- consent
- resent
- repent
- relent
- present
- percent
- %percent
- lament
How do you pronounce cement?
Pronounce cement as sɪˈmɛnt.
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Sentences with cement
1. Noun, singular or mass
Lime can leach out from fresh cement into the soil.
2. Adjective
It is best to plant citrus and all trees away from houses and cement paths to prevent damage.
Quotes about cement
1. I still haven't found the humor in getting hit by a cement truck. My knees still hurt when I think about it, so no jokes about that yet.
- Adam DeVine
2. Sweat makes good friendship cement.
- Tyne Daly
3. To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time.
- Cornelia Otis Skinner
2. cement
noun. ['səˈmɛnt, sɪˈmɛnt'] concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement.
Antonyms
Etymology
- caementum (Latin)
- caedo (Latin)
3. cement
verb. ['səˈmɛnt, sɪˈmɛnt'] make fast as if with cement.
Antonyms
Etymology
- caementum (Latin)
- caedo (Latin)
4. cement
noun. ['səˈmɛnt, sɪˈmɛnt'] something that hardens to act as adhesive material.
Antonyms
Etymology
- caementum (Latin)
- caedo (Latin)
5. cement
noun. ['səˈmɛnt, sɪˈmɛnt'] any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.
Synonyms
Etymology
- caementum (Latin)
- caedo (Latin)
6. cement
verb. ['səˈmɛnt, sɪˈmɛnt'] cover or coat with cement.
Synonyms
Etymology
- caementum (Latin)
- caedo (Latin)