SpellRight › Spelling
Moderatecement
The correct spelling is cement.
How to pronounce cement
/səˈmɛnt/
nounIPA: /səˈmɛnt/
Say it like: Sem-ent
The correct spelling is cement. 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… For example: "the cement of our love"
Usage Examples
“the cement of our love”
“to cement a cellar floor”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.
- 3.Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.
- 4.A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society.
- 5.The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.
verb
- 1.To affix with cement.
- 2.To overlay or coat with cement.
- 3.To unite firmly or closely.
- 4.To make permanent.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.