cement
noun
[ sɪˈmɛnt ]
• a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete.
cement
verb
• fix with cement.
• "wooden posts were cemented into the ground"
Similar:
stick,
bond,
join,
connect,
fasten,
fix,
affix,
attach,
secure,
bind,
glue,
gum,
paste,
fuse,
weld,
solder,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French ciment (noun), cimenter (verb), from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’.
