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  1. 1. n. Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. To unite firmly or closely. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. i. To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. 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 Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. something that hardens to act as adhesive material Source: wordnet

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