Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 35 compound words that contain cement. The most common are listed below. Open cement in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- Portland cementA finely-ground powder made by heating and pulverizing limestone and clay.
- cement mixerA device used in construction in which cement, aggregate and water are slowly mixed together in a revolving drum to form concrete.
- cement worksA factory where building cement (for concrete) is manufactured.
- fibre cementfibrocement
- asbestos cementA composite building material consisting of cement and asbestos fibers pressed into thin rigid sheets or other shapes.
- Keene's cementA kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum.
- cement overcoatSynonym of concrete overcoat: A coating of concrete on a murdered body in order to dispose of the body underwater; associated with criminal gangs.
- cement boardA building material made of cement and glass fibers formed into sheets, used as tile backing board.
- cement shoesA largely-apocryphal method of execution or dead-body disposal said to be used by the Mafia or other similar organized crime groups, wherein a block of concrete is poured around the victim's feet and allowed to set before the victim is …
- hydraulic cementA cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden underwater.
- Roman cementA natural cement made by burning septaria and mixing in sand.
- rubber cementAn adhesive made from elastic polymers (typically latex) mixed in a solvent to keep them fluid enough to be used.
- ferro-cementAlternative form of ferrocement: cement reinforced with a mesh of steel rods
- Parian cementSynonym of Keene's cement: A kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum.
- Martin's cementSynonym of Keene's cement: A kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum.
- cement armA person's arm that has scarred and hardened from the repeated injection of recreational drugs.
- cement copperA precipitated form of copper created by the action of copper sulfate solution on iron
- cement armsplural of cement arm: A person's arm that has scarred and hardened from the repeated injection of recreational drugs.
- cement boardsplural of cement board: A building material made of cement and glass fibers formed into sheets, used as tile backing board.
- cement carA railroad car designed and used to transport cement, usually a kind of covered hopper car.
- cement handsHands that do not catch or grip well because they are too tense.
- cement steelsteel produced by cementation; blister steel
- cement togetherTo combine permanently, as with cement.
- iron cementA cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc.
- re-cementAlternative spelling of recement: to cover, fill or attach with cement again
Compound words 35
- cementationThe act of cementing.
- cementlessWithout cement.
- cementalOf or pertaining to cement, as of a tooth.
- cementlikeResembling or characteristic of cement.
- recementto cover, fill or attach with cement again
- cementableCapable of being cemented.
- cementheadA stubbornly stupid person.
- cementiteA form of iron carbide, Fe₃C, that is a component of steel.
- cementmakerA manufacturer of cement.
- cementoclastA multinucleated giant cell that consumes cementum.