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# cement

noun (cement, uncountable); verb (cement, cements, cemented, cementing)

«cement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A grey powder mixed with water, sand and stones to make concrete or mortar; it becomes hard when dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/#m1)
2. A strong glue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/#m2)
3. To stick things together with cement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/#m3)
4. To make something stronger or more certain (cement a friendship). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science: cement hardens by a chemical change, not just drying. In building and everyday life: paths, walls, bricks. In stories: «the win cemented her place in the team». Phrase: cement mixer.

### Examples

- The builders mixed cement for the new wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/#x1)
- The cement mixer turned slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/#x2)
- Don't step on the wet cement! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/#x3)
- They cemented the bricks together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/#x4)
- The trip cemented their friendship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/#x5)
- Cement is made by heating limestone and clay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/#x6)

### Note

Not the same as concrete: cement is one ingredient of concrete. Stress: se-MENT. Uncountable: some cement, a bag of cement.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cement.html) on Mova free.