Word Meaning

cements definition and meaning

n. Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.
n. A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water.
n. The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2.
n. Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society.
n. The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum.
n. To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement.
n. To unite firmly or closely.
n. To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom.
v. i. To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere.

Crossword clues for cements

- Bind together
- Concrete ingredient
- Consolidate (friendship)
- Fine mortar
- Glue, adhesive
- Join firmly together
- Join together
- tooth restoration material
- Fixes in place