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cement

/səˈmɛnt/noun, verb2 syllables

Cement means: a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth.

Synonyms for cement1

noun, as in a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth

cementum

What does cement mean?8

noun

1

a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth

2

concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement“they stood on the grey cement beside the pool”

3

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

4

something that hardens to act as adhesive material

5

any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth

verb

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cement?38

three syllables

represent
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All 38 rhymes for cement, grouped by syllable

Cement in a sentence

  • The rock gardens, waterfalls, gazebos, amphitheater and rustic cement bridges have survived virtually intact.CM
  • Quickset cement becomes solid quickly, but doesn’t cure as fast.mollydot
  • A house is built on top of a solid foundation of cement.auxitt
  • The cement will set in a couple of hours.CM
  • I fixed the hole in the wall with cement.shekitten
  • The blocks of stone were jointed with cement.unknown
  • They are binding the gravel with cement to repair the road.unknown
  • They built the walls of the fortress without using cement at all.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cement

as a noun

plural
cements

as a verb

past tense
cemented
present participle
cementing
third-person singular
cements
past participle
cemented