▸ noun: (countable, uncountable) 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. ▸ noun: (uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries. ▸ noun: (uncountable) Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout. ▸ noun: (figurative) A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society. ▸ noun: (anatomy) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum. ▸ verb: (transitive) To affix with cement. ▸ verb: (transitive) To overlay or coat with cement. ▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To unite firmly or closely. ▸ verb: (figuratively) To make permanent. ▸ noun: A town in Oklahoma.
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