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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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