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cement

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1. cement - Noun

2. cement - Verb

3. Cement - Proper noun

Meaning

Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.

A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water.

The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2.

Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society.

The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum.

To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement.

To unite firmly or closely.

To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom.

To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Friendship! mysterious cement of the soul! Sweetener of life! and solder of society! Robert Blair

Supply chains cannot tolerate even 24 hours of disruption. So if you lose your place in the supply chain because of wild behavior you could lose a lot. It would be like pouring cement down one of your oil wells. Thomas Friedman

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. Woodrow Wilson

Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart. Yasser Arafat

Mutual gifts cement friendship. Ivorian Proverb

Logic is the cement of our civilization, with which we ascend from chaos, using reason as our guide. Vulcan Proverb

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