CEMENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CEMENT?

Need another word that means the same as “cement”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “cement” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cement” are: cementum, adhesive, glue, fixative, gum, paste, bonding, binder, sealer, sealant, stick, bond, join, connect

Cement as a Noun

Definitions of "Cement" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cement” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete.
• A soft glue that hardens on setting.
• 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.
• Concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement.
• A substance for filling cavities in teeth.
• Any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.
• A specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth.
• A thin layer of bony material that fixes teeth to the jaw.
• The material which binds particles together in sedimentary rock.
• A factor or element that unites a group of people.
• Concrete.
• Something that hardens to act as adhesive material.

Synonyms of "Cement" as a noun (10 Words)

adhesive	A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together. Tile adhesive.
binder	A bookbinder.
bonding	Fastening firmly together. We were friendly to each other but there was no bonding.
cementum	A specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth.
fixative	A chemical substance used to preserve or stabilize biological material prior to microscopy or other examination. Sandalwood is regarded by many perfumers as a good fixative.
glue	An adhesive substance used for sticking objects or materials together. Waterproof glue.
gum	A gum tree especially a eucalyptus.
paste	A paste used as an adhesive especially for sticking paper. Paste brooches.
sealant	A kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface. Blobs of silicone sealant.
sealer	A jar with a hermetic seal designed to preserve food such as fruit, pickles, and jams. A vacuum sealer extends the time wine remains drinkable.

Usage Examples of "Cement" as a noun

• Tile cement.
• They stood on the grey cement beside the pool.
• Trust is the cement that holds organizations together.
• Dental cement.

Cement as a Verb

Definitions of "Cement" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cement” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cover or coat with cement.
• Bind or join with or as if with cement.
• (of a material) bind (particles) together in sedimentary rock.
• Make fast as if with cement.
• Fix with cement.
• Settle or establish firmly.

Synonyms of "Cement" as a verb (4 Words)

bond	Issue bonds on. Press the material to bond the layers together.
connect	Make a logical or causal connection. I was quickly connected to the police.
join	Be or become joined or united or linked. Our paths joined.
stick	Come or be in close contact with stick or hold together and resist separation. Stick the poster onto the wall.

Usage Examples of "Cement" as a verb

• The two firms are expected to cement an agreement soon.
• We cemented our friendship.
• Wooden posts were cemented into the ground.
• The original quartz grains were cemented by authigenic quartz.

Associations of "Cement" (30 Words)

adobe	The clay from which adobe bricks are made. Adobe houses.
alabaster	Like alabaster in whiteness and smoothness. The gilded alabaster tomb of Sir Anthony Browne.
amethyst	A transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone. An amethyst dress.
asphalt	Cover with tar or asphalt. Asphalt the driveway.
brick	Throw bricks at. The pub was attacked and windows in the area were bricked.
build	Be engaged in building. The air of excited anticipation builds.
calcareous	Containing calcium carbonate; chalky. The bottom mud becomes calcareous.
calcite	A common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone.
calcium	A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth’s crust; an important component of most plants and animals.
caryatid	A supporting column carved in the shape of a person.
concrete	Cover an area with concrete. The precious English countryside may soon be concreted over.
crystal	A crystalline piece of semiconductor used as an oscillator or transducer. A crystal chandelier.
effigy	A roughly made model of a person that is made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest. A tomb effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
granite	Something having the quality of granite unyielding firmness. A man of granite.
gypsum	A soft white or grey mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. It occurs chiefly in sedimentary deposits and is used to make plaster of Paris and fertilizers, and in the building industry.
harden	Cause to accept or become hardened to habituate. Brick is made of moist clay hardened by heat.
lime	Birdlime. The oak had to be limed then waxed and then brushed to get that particular effect.
limestone	A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals.
marble	Stain or streak something so that it looks like marble. Marble paper.
mud	Plaster with mud. The two sides took over the local media to throw mud at each other.
plaster	Coat with plaster. A large piece of plaster on her forehead.
porphyry	Any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals.
quartz	A hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form present in most rocks especially sandstone and granite yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities.
rock	A mass of rock projecting above the earth s surface or out of the sea. There are dangerous rocks around the island.
sand	Smooth or polish with sandpaper or a mechanical sander. This magical coast boasts mile upon mile of golden sand.
sculpt	Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material. She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband.
sculpture	A work of art made by sculpture. A bronze sculpture.
silicon	The chemical element of atomic number 14 a non metal with semiconducting properties used in making electronic circuits Pure silicon exists in a shiny dark grey crystalline form and as an amorphous powder.
slate	Cover with slate. Construction is slated to begin late next year.
stone	A round piece or counter originally made of stone used in various board games especially the Japanese game of go. People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock.