Phrase Hound found 54 phrases and 30 compound words that contain concrete. The most common are listed below. Open concrete in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 54
- reinforced concreteA building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.
- concrete jungleAn urban or other populated area containing a high density of buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials, especially one which lacks greenery and which seems unattractive, harsh, or unsafe.
- concrete nounA noun that denotes something tangible or material, such as a person or place.
- concrete classA class that can be instantiated and may have concrete methods.
- concrete numberA number used in application to a thing. E.g. "11" is abstract but "11 men" is concrete.
- concrete sawa circular saw or chainsaw designed and used for cutting concrete.
- cast in concretesolidly established, very difficult to alter
- asphalt concreteA material often used for road surfacing, composed of a hard, granular material such as crushed stone combined with asphalt as a binder.
- prestressed concreteconcrete with stresses induced in it before use so as to counteract stresses that will be produced by load; often contains stretched steel bars or wires called tendons
- concrete artSynonym of concretism: An abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
- concrete cancerAny of various structural problems leading to degradation of reinforced concrete.
- concrete musicAlternative form of musique concrète: A genre of music created by the electronic manipulation of sounds that occur naturally.
- concrete numbersplural of concrete number: A number used in application to a thing. E.g. "11" is abstract but "11 men" is concrete.
- concrete poetryconcrete poems generally
- concrete shoesSynonym of cement shoes: A 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 …
- Roman concreteA construction material used in ancient Rome, based on a hydraulic-setting cement added to an aggregate.
- concrete-headA stupid person; sometimes one who is being stubborn to the point of stupidity.
- concrete poetA writer of concrete poems.
- concrete poemsplural of concrete poem: A kind of poem whose meaning is expressed more by the typography and layout than by the words themselves.
- concrete termA term which expresses material facts, actions and events in physical reality relating to possible causes and means.
- architectural concreteConcrete that is exposed to view because it forms part of a surface, and may therefore need special attention given to its appearance.
- concrete poemA kind of poem whose meaning is expressed more by the typography and layout than by the words themselves.
- concrete verbOf Slavic languages, a verbal aspect in a verb of motion that is unidirectional (as opposed to multidirectional), a definitely directed motion, or a single, completed action (instead of a repeated action or series of actions). Concrete …
- concrete interfaceAn interface that extends another.
- concrete methodA method of a concrete class.
Compound words 30
- shotcreteconcrete conveyed through a hose and pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface.
- ferroconcreteA building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.
- concreterA person who pours or works with concrete
- concretismAn abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
- hempcreteA mixture of hemp shives and lime (possibly including sand, pozzolans, or cement) used as a material for construction and insulation.
- lunarcreteA hypothetical concrete-like material, made from lunar matter, that could be used to build a colony on the Moon.
- mooncreteSynonym of lunarcrete (“a hypothetical concrete-like material, made from lunar matter, that could be used to build a colony on the Moon”).
- pykreteA solid substance made of water ice and sawdust, stronger than pure ice. Originally to be used in combination with a refrigeration system as hull material for warships. Used as a building material for ice buildings (such as winter ice …
- bioconcreteA mixture of concrete and bacteria for use as a self-mending road material.
- concolicHaving elements of both concrete (normal) and symbolic processing.