CEMENT Synonyms

• a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves

• something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface

• holds loose papers or magazines

• something used to tie or bind

• cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

• join or attach with or as if with glue

• be fixed as if by glue

• a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

• used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall

• a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle

• plaster with mortar

• any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

• a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry

• an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard

• a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes

• join or attach with or as if with glue

• hit with the fists

• cover the surface of

• a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings

• any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs

• a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.

• a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

• adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

• apply a heavy coat to

• cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

• affix conspicuously

• apply a plaster cast to

• coat with plaster

• dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

• a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)

• a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth