Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cement

5 senses of cement

Sense 1
cement -- (concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool")
       => concrete -- (a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water)

Sense 2
cement -- (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)
       => building material -- (material used for constructing buildings)

Sense 3
cement -- (something that hardens to act as adhesive material)
       => adhesive material, adhesive agent, adhesive -- (a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together)

Sense 4
cement -- (any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth)
       => filling, fill -- (any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench")

Sense 5
cementum, cement -- (a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth)
       => solid body substance -- (the solid parts of the body)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cement

3 senses of cement

Sense 1
cement -- (make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship")
       => bind -- (make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women")

Sense 2
cement -- (cover or coat with cement)
       => coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")

Sense 3
cement -- (bind or join with or as if with cement)
       => fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")