Cement vs. Mortar

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Cementnoun

A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.

Cementnoun

(uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance (concrete) that forms when it dries.

Cementnoun

(uncountable) Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.

Cementnoun

(figurative) A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society.

Cementnoun

(anatomy) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.

Cementverb

(transitive) To affix with cement.

Cementverb

(transitive) To overlay or coat with cement.

Cementverb

To unite firmly or closely.

Cementverb

(figuratively) To make permanent.

Cementnoun

Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.

Cementnoun

A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water.

Cementnoun

The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2.

Cementnoun

Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society.

Cementnoun

The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; - called also cementum.

Cementverb

To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement.

Cementverb

To unite firmly or closely.

Cementverb

To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom.

Cementverb

To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere.

Cementnoun

concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement;

Cementnoun

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

Cementnoun

something that hardens to act as adhesive material

Cementnoun

any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth

Cementnoun

a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth

Cementverb

make fast as if with cement;

Cementverb

cover or coat with cement

Cementverb

bind or join with or as if with cement

Cement

A cement is a binder, a substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel (aggregate) together.

Mortarnoun

(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

Mortarnoun

A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.

Mortarnoun

(countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

Mortarverb

(transitive) To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.

Mortarverb

(transitive) To pound in a mortar.

Mortarverb

To fire a mortar (weapon).

Mortarnoun

A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.

Mortarnoun

A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45°, and even higher; - so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.

Mortarnoun

A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; - used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways.

Mortarnoun

A chamber lamp or light.

Mortarverb

To plaster or make fast with mortar.

Mortarnoun

a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

Mortarnoun

used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall

Mortarnoun

a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle

Mortarverb

plaster with mortar;