cement
Ite powder binder
Cement is aite powder that hardens when mixed with water, used to bind materials together in construction.
Mixed with sand, gravel, and water, it forms concrete.
The verb means to bind firmly: The treaty cemented their alliance.
To cement a relationship is to make it permanent and secure.
Her performance cemented her reputation as a serious actor.
Flat blade for spreading
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- bricklayerTradesperson laying mortared blocks
- stoneworkConstruction using rock
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
grout · jointer · parging · paver · veneer · lintel · chisel · scaffolding
Solid building mixture
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- groutTile joint filler
- aggregateCombined sum total
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
formwork · slab · foundation · precast · reinforcement · beam · column · plaster
Material that bonds objects
- bondBinding tie or connection
- adhereStick firmly to
- pasteThick sticky substance
- sealantGap-blocking substance
epoxy · resin · fixative · affix · secure · glue · fuse · join
Restoring health or preserving
- settingContext of events
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- solidificationTransition to firm state
- strengthPower to exert force
durability · rigidity · stiffening · maturation · consolidation · binder · powder
Make or become hard
- strengthenMake more robust
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- establishCreate formally, permanently
- secureProtected from harm
consolidate · unite · reinforce · finalize · bind · foundation · lasting · permanent
Material covering damage
- fillerSubstance closing gaps
- resurfaceAppear again after absence
- fixRepair or solution
- crackNarrow break or attempt
pothole · spackle · joint · stabilize · restoration · waterproofing · rehabilitation · spalling
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- bricklayerTradesperson laying mortared blocks
- stoneworkConstruction using rock
pointing · grout · jointer · parging · paver · veneer · lintel · chisel · scaffolding · float
concrete
Solid building mixture
rebar · formwork · slab · foundation · precast · reinforcement · beam · column · plaster · stucco
adhesive
Material that bonds objects
sealant · epoxy · resin · fixative · affix · secure · glue · fuse · join · bind
curing
Restoring health or preserving
- settingContext of events
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- solidificationTransition to firm state
strength · durability · rigidity · stiffening · maturation · consolidation · binder · powder
solidify
Make or become hard
- strengthenMake more robust
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- establishCreate formally, permanently
secure · consolidate · unite · reinforce · finalize · bind · foundation · lasting · permanent · unbreakable
patch
Material covering damage
crack · pothole · spackle · joint · stabilize · restoration · waterproofing · rehabilitation · spalling · crumbling
gray
Neutral achromatic hue
- materialsmetal, metals, wood, ceramic, fabric
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
- building materialslumber, concrete blocks, concrete, wood, brick
- construction materialslumber, brick, bricks, stone, aggregate
- inediblesplastic, metal, glass, rock, rocks
cementimpermanence
Quality of not lasting
freedom · liberation · separation · release · flexibility
- cement mixerRotating construction blending machine
- Arlington CemeteryNational military burial ground
- cement shoesMob execution method
- rubber cementPeelable elastic adhesive
- cement truckVehicle transporting liquid concrete
- pet cemeteryBurial site for pets
cemetery, cemented, cementing, cements, cementation, cement mixer, uncemented, cement mixers