cement
English Thesaurus
1. a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth (noun.body)
| part meronym | : | root, tooth root, |
| definition | : | the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support (noun.body) |
2. something that hardens to act as adhesive material (noun.substance)
| hyponym | : | glue, gum, mucilage, |
| definition | : | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | putty, |
| definition | : | a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | iron putty, |
| definition | : | a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | red-lead putty, |
| definition | : | a cement resembling putty; made by mixing white and red lead in boiled linseed oil; used as luting on pipe fittings (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | mastic, |
| definition | : | a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler (noun.substance) |
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 (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | building material, |
| definition | : | material used for constructing buildings (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | hydraulic cement, portland cement, |
| definition | : | a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | concrete, |
| definition | : | a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | mortar, |
| definition | : | used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall (noun.substance) |
4. concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | concrete, |
| definition | : | a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water (noun.substance) |
5. any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | fill, filling, |
| definition | : | any material that fills a space or container (noun.substance) |
6. make fast as if with cement (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | bind, |
| definition | : | make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope (verb.contact) |
7. bind or join with or as if with cement (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | fasten, fix, secure, |
| definition | : | cause to be firmly attached (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | cement, |
| definition | : | cover or coat with cement (verb.contact) |
8. cover or coat with cement (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | coat, surface, |
| definition | : | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | cement, |
| definition | : | bind or join with or as if with cement (verb.contact) |
9. something that hardens to act as adhesive material (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | cementitious, |
| definition | : | like or relevant to or having the properties of cement (adj.pert) |
10. 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 (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | bind or join with or as if with cement (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | cover or coat with cement (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cementitious, |
| definition | : | like or relevant to or having the properties of cement (adj.pert) |
11. any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | bind or join with or as if with cement (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | cover or coat with cement (verb.contact) |
12. bind or join with or as if with cement (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth (noun.substance) |
13. cover or coat with cement (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth (noun.substance) |
14. something that hardens to act as adhesive material (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | cementitious, |
| definition | : | like or relevant to or having the properties of cement (adj.pert) |
15. 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 (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | bind or join with or as if with cement (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | cover or coat with cement (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cementitious, |
| definition | : | like or relevant to or having the properties of cement (adj.pert) |
16. any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | bind or join with or as if with cement (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | cover or coat with cement (verb.contact) |
17. bind or join with or as if with cement (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth (noun.substance) |
18. cover or coat with cement (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | cement, |
| definition | : | any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth (noun.substance) |
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