Definition of cementary

"cementary" is probably misspelled. Trying cement instead Definition of cement

1. cement [ v ] make fast as if with cement
Examples: "We cemented our friendship"

Used in print:

(Todhunter Ballard, The Night Riders....)

It was partially cemented by ages and pressure , yet it crumpled before the onslaught of the powerful streams , the force of a_thousand fire_hoses , and with the gold it held washed_down through the long sluices .

Synonyms cement Related Terms bind

2. cement [ n ] concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
Examples: "they stood on the gray cement beside the pool"

Used in print:

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

But the fences were still in_place fifty odd years ago , and when we stood on the gate to look over , the sidewalk under our eyes was not cement but two rows of paving_stones with grass between and on both sides .

(Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)

Two uniformed officers , a_couple_of plain-clothesmen I knew , and two other men stood on a gray cement area next to the pool on my left .

Synonyms cement Related Terms concrete

3. cement [ n ] 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

Used in print:

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

They hurled a cement barge against a freighter in Honolulu_Harbor , knocked_down telephone_lines , marooned automobiles , flooded lawns , killed six cows .

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

We send shovels , cement , nails , and corrugated_iron for roofs .

Synonyms cement Related Terms building_material hydraulic_cement Portland_cement concrete mortar

4. cement [ n ] something that hardens to act as adhesive material

Used in print:

(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)

The physical film is cut with a knife at the end of one complete sequence , and the cut edge is joined physically , by cement , to the cut edge of the beginning of the next sequence .