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concrete

The correct spelling is concrete.

How to pronounce concrete

/kɵnˈkɹiːt/
noun

IPA: /kɵnˈkɹiːt/

Say it like: Con-cre-te

The correct spelling is concrete. A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion. For example: "The road was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs."

Usage Examples

The road was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs.

I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn.

Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that bigfoot exists.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.
  2. 2.Specifically, a building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
  3. 3.A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
  4. 4.Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.
  5. 5.A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.

verb

  1. 1.(usually transitive) To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).
  2. 2.(usually transitive) To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).
  3. 3.To unite or coalesce into a mass or a solid body.

adjective

  1. 1.Real, actual, tangible.
  2. 2.Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories.
  3. 3.Particular, specific, rather than general.
  4. 4.United by coalescence of separate particles, or liquid, into one mass or solid.
  5. 5.(modifying a noun) Made of concrete, a building material.

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