noun
    
    [noncount] a soft gray powder that is mixed with water and other substances to make concrete
    
    
    
    
    
    the hard substance that is made when cement is mixed with water and allowed to dry :concrete
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    a substance that is used to make things stick together :glue
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -ments; -mented; -menting
    
    [+ obj] to join (things) together with cement - usually used as (be) cemented
    
    
    
    
    
    to make (something) stronger