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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cement \Ce*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cemented; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Cementing.] [Cf. F. cimenter. See Cement, n.]
   1. To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement. --Bp.
      Burnet.
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   2. To unite firmly or closely. --Shak.
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   3. To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar
      bottom.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cement \Ce*ment"\, v. i.
   To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere. --S. Sharp.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cement \Ce*ment"\ (s[e^]*m[e^]nt" or s[e^]m"[e^]nt), n. [OF.
   cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn
   stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made,
   contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to
   scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]
   1. Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other,
      as mortar, glue, etc.
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   2. A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of
      clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under
      water.
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   3. The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2.
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   4. Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in
      friendship, or men in society. "The cement of our love."
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   5. (Anat.) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a
      tooth; -- called also cementum.
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   Hydraulic cement. See under Hydraulic.
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4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Cement, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    530
   Housing Units (2000): 284
   Land area (2000):     0.451786 sq. miles (1.170120 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.451786 sq. miles (1.170120 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            13000
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             34.935441 N, 98.137320 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     73017
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cement, OK
    Cement


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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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