Concrete vs. Cement

Concreteadjective

Real, actual, tangible.

Concreteadjective

Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories.

Concreteadjective

Particular, specific, rather than general.

Concreteadjective

United by coalescence of separate particles, or liquid, into one mass or solid.

Concreteadjective

Made of concrete, a building material.

Concretenoun

(obsolete) A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.

Concretenoun

Specifically, a building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.

Concretenoun

(logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.

Concretenoun

Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.

Concretenoun

(US) A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.

Concreteverb

To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

Concreteverb

To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

Concreteverb

To unite or coalesce into a mass or a solid body.

Concreteadjective

United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

Concreteadjective

Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an object; - opposed to abstract.

Concretenoun

A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body.

Concretenoun

A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures.

Concretenoun

A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.

Concretenoun

Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.

Concreteverb

To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or solid body.

Concreteverb

To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of separate particles.

Concreteverb

To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.

Concretenoun

a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water

Concreteverb

cover with cement;

Concreteverb

form into a solid mass; coalesce

Concreteadjective

capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary;

Concreteadjective

formed by the coalescence of particles

Concreteadjective

existing in a material or physical form; not abstract

Concreteadjective

specific; definite

Concreteadjective

(of a noun) denoting a material object as opposed to an abstract quality, state, or action.

Concretenoun

a building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, which can be spread or poured into moulds and forms a mass resembling stone on hardening

Concreteverb

cover (an area) with concrete

Concreteverb

fix in position with concrete

Concreteverb

form (something) into a mass; solidify

Concreteverb

make real or concrete instead of abstract

Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. In the past, lime based cement binders, such as lime putty, were often used but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement or with Portland cement to form Portland cement concrete (named for its visual resemblance to Portland stone).

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.