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Entry 9 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Cement

/(sĕ*mĕnt" [or] sĕm"ĕnt)/ · Ce·ment · IPA /ˈsi.mɛnt/
01 n. Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.
  1. 1.
    Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.
  2. 2.
    A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water.
  3. 3.
    The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2. See: Cementation
  4. 4.
    Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society.
  5. 5.
    The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum.(Anat.) Also: cementum
Phrases & compounds
Hydraulic cement — See under Hydraulic.
02 v. t. To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement.
imp. & p. p. Cemented; p. pr. & vb. n. Cementing
  1. 1.
    To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement.
  2. 2.
    To unite firmly or closely.
  3. 3.
    To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom.
03 v. i. To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere.
  1. 1.
    To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere.