noun
cement
a powder that hardens with water, used to bind bricks and make concrete
In a sentence
Six example sentences with cement, each labelled with its topic.
The crew mixed cement with sand and gravel on site, and the slab had hardened enough to walk on by the next morning.
Architecture
Roman builders made a cement from volcanic ash and lime that set even underwater, which is why their harbor walls still stand.
History
Dad set the hoop's pole in a bucket of cement, and once it hardened the backboard stopped wobbling on every rebound.
Basketball
Making cement releases nearly a tenth of the world's carbon dioxide, most of it from roasting limestone in the kiln.
Environment
When water meets cement the powder does not dry but reacts, growing crystals that lock the sand and gravel together.
Science
Because cement is heavy and cheap, it rarely travels far, so every region has its own plant and its own price.
Economics
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