Synonyms for cementing

Grammar : Verb

Spell : si-ment

Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈmɛnt

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Définition of cementing

Origin : c.1300, from Old French ciment "cement, mortar, pitch," from Latin cæmenta "stone chips used for making mortar" (singular caementum), from caedere "to cut down, chop, beat, hew, fell, slay" (see -cide). The sense evolution from "small broken stones" to "powdered stones used in construction" took place before the word reached English.

verb attach securely, often with sticky material

Example sentences :

In such a case the umbrella may be the means of cementing hearts.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various

Ordinary glue will serve perfectly for cementing glass to wood.
Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall

And Martin would know what to do about shingling the barn and cementing the cellar.
Extract from : « The Wall Between » by Sara Ware Bassett

He found him basking in the sun in the grove Craneum, where he was cementing his tub.
Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 » by Various

Genuine simplicity of heart is a healing and cementing principle.
Extract from : « Pearls of Thought » by Maturin M. Ballou

The bank on either side they were bricking up and cementing.
Extract from : « Three Men on the Bummel » by Jerome K. Jerome

It was because he made use of the cementing Laws of the Memory.
Extract from : « Assimilative Memory » by Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

He spent the time in cementing his power in Greece and Asia Minor.
Extract from : « Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) » by Charles Morris

Cementing may be done by hand or by machine, and the workers are not interchangeable.
Extract from : « Women in the Printing Trades. » by Various

Cementing the surface of the floor gives a clean smooth surface.
Extract from : « Making a Poultry House » by Mary Roberts Conover

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