Cement /(sĕ*mĕnt" [or] sĕm"ĕnt)/

1. Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.
2. A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water.
3. The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2.
4. Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society.
5. The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum. (Anat.)

imp. & p. p. Cemented; p. pr. & vb. n. Cementing

1. To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement.
2. To unite firmly or closely.
3. To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom.

1. To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere.