Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - cement

(cements, cementing, cemented) 1. Cement is a grey powder which is mixed with sand and water in order to make concrete. ...a mixture of wet sand and cement. N-UNCOUNT 2. Cement is the same as concrete. ...the hard cold cement floor. N-UNCOUNT 3. Glue that is made for sticking particular substances together is sometimes called cement. Stick the pieces on with tile cement. N-UNCOUNT: usu n N 4. Something that cements a relationship or agreement makes it stronger. Nothing cements a friendship between countries so much as trade. VERB: V n 5. If things are cemented together, they are stuck or fastened together. Most artificial joints are cemented into place. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed prep/adv