Cement

·noun To unite firmly or closely.

II. Cement ·noun To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement.

III. Cement ·noun The powder used in cementation. ·see Cementation, ·noun, 2.

IV. Cement ·noun To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom.

V. Cement ·vi To become cemented or firmly united; to Cohere.

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

VII. Cement ·noun The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth;

— called also cementum.

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

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