| cement | |
| 1. n. A powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water. | |
| 2. n. The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries. | |
| 3. n. Any material with strong adhesive properties. | |
| 4. n. (figurative) A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society. | |
| the cement of our love | |
| 5. n. (anatomy) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum. | |
| 6. v. To affix with cement. | |
| 7. v. To overlay or coat with cement. | |
| to cement a cellar floor | |
| 8. v. (transitive, figurative) To unite firmly or closely. | |
| 9. v. (figuratively) To make permanent. | |
