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# concrete

noun (concrete — uncountable); adjective (concrete — a concrete wall; also: real, specific)

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

## Everyday

1. A hard building material made by mixing cement, sand, small stones and water; it is soft when wet and sets very hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concrete/#m1)
2. As an adjective, made of concrete. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concrete/#m2)
3. Real and definite, something you can see or touch, not just an idea: "concrete evidence", "concrete objects". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concrete/#m3)

### In the lessons

In building and science, concrete is used for footpaths, bridges and buildings; it sets as a chemical reaction, not just by drying. In maths, "concrete" materials are real objects such as blocks and counters used to help count. In grammar, a concrete noun names something you can see or touch, like "table"; an abstract noun names an idea, like "kindness". Phrases: wet concrete, concrete path, concrete mixer, concrete evidence, concrete noun.

### Examples

- The workers poured wet concrete for the new path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concrete/#x1)
- Don't write in wet concrete. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concrete/#x2)
- The bridge is made of concrete and steel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concrete/#x3)
- "Dog" is a concrete noun, but "joy" is abstract. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concrete/#x4)
- Use concrete objects like cubes to show the sum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concrete/#x5)
- We need concrete proof, not guesses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concrete/#x6)
- I scraped my knee on the concrete. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concrete/#x7)

### Note

As a material it is uncountable: "some concrete", not "a concrete". Confusion: "cement" is only one ingredient of concrete. Safety: wet cement and concrete can burn the skin, and building sites are not for playing. Concrete noun = can be sensed (seen, touched, heard); abstract noun = an idea or feeling.

## In Jewish tradition

In building and science, concrete is used for footpaths, bridges and buildings; it sets as a chemical reaction, not just by drying. In maths, "concrete" materials are real objects such as blocks and counters used to help count. In grammar, a concrete noun names something you can see or touch, like "table"; an abstract noun names an idea, like "kindness". Phrases: wet concrete, concrete path, concrete mixer, concrete evidence, concrete noun.

### Examples

- The Talmuds were first collected into a concrete whole, and printed in Venice, 1520 a.d. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/concrete/#x1)
- The Talmuds were first collected into a concrete whole, and printed in Venice, 1520 A.D. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/concrete/#x2)
- He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/concrete/#x3)

### Note

As a material it is uncountable: "some concrete", not "a concrete". Confusion: "cement" is only one ingredient of concrete. Safety: wet cement and concrete can burn the skin, and building sites are not for playing. Concrete noun = can be sensed (seen, touched, heard); abstract noun = an idea or feeling.

## On Mova

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