cementing
Making bonds stronger
Cementing is the act of securing or bonding things together, literally with cement or figuratively through strengthening a connection.
A mason cements bricks; a handshake cements a deal.
The shared crisis ended up cementing their friendship.
In oil drilling, cementing is the process of pumping cement into a well to seal and stabilize it.
Becoming less soft
- settingContext of events
- curingRestoring health or preserving
- dryingMoisture removal process
- crystallizingForming into crystals
coagulating · stiffening · firming · calcifying · petrifying · consolidating · congealing · vitrifying
Forming close connections
- unitingCombining into one
- bindingLegally or morally required
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
solidifying · sealing · affirming · deepening · reinforcing · connecting · joining · bridging
Material that bonds objects
- glueBonding substance
- epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- groutTile joint filler
sealant · paste · binding · joining · fusing · welding · soldering · affixing
Building with mortared blocks
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
- concreteSolid building mixture
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- plasteringCoating walls with morite
rendering · grouting · paving · flooring · tiling · blockwork · stonework · pointing
Making firmly fixed
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- consolidatingCombining dispersed elements
- reinforcingMaking more robust
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
anchoring · grounding · stabilizing · entrenching · embedding · rooting · locking in · sealing
hardening
Becoming less soft
crystallizing · coagulating · stiffening · firming · calcifying · petrifying · consolidating · congealing · vitrifying · tempering
bonding
Forming close connections
- unitingCombining into one
- bindingLegally or morally required
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
strengthening · solidifying · sealing · affirming · deepening · reinforcing · connecting · joining · bridging · unifying
adhesive
Material that bonds objects
grout · sealant · paste · binding · joining · fusing · welding · soldering · affixing · attaching
masonry
Building with mortared blocks
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
- concreteSolid building mixture
- foundationUnderlying support structure
plastering · rendering · grouting · paving · flooring · tiling · blockwork · stonework · pointing · screed
securing
Making firmly fixed
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- consolidatingCombining dispersed elements
- reinforcingMaking more robust
fortifying · anchoring · grounding · stabilizing · entrenching · embedding · rooting · locking in · sealing · clinching
- well operationsworkover, stimulation, fracturing, fracking, perforation
- shoemakingcobbler, cordwainer, cobbling, last, shoe lasts
- stained glassstained glass, leaded glass, copper foil, tracery, cathedral windows
- drillingdrill bit, drill rig, drill site, driller, bore hole
- oilfield equipmentdrilling rig, oil rig, offshore rig, derrick, rotary drill
- oilfield servicesdrilling, completion, workover, fracking, hydraulic fracturing
cementingseparating
Dividing into parts
dividing · severing · splitting · parting · disconnecting
cementingundermining
Weakening by covert means
loosening · weakening · destabilizing · unsettling · eroding
cementingdemolishing
Destroying a structure completely
breaking · dismantling · chipping away · jackhammering · crumbling