| Main Entry: | cement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gluing, binding material |
Synonyms: |
adhesive, binder, birdlime, bond, concrete, epoxy, glue, grout, gum, gunk, lime, lute, mortar, mucilage, mud, paste, plaster, putty, rubber cement, sand, sealant, size, solder, stickum, tar |
| Notes: | cement comes from Latin caementum 'chips of stone'; cement is an ingredient of concrete, but is not a synonym; cement should be pronounced suh-MENT |
| Main Entry: | cement |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach securely, often with sticky material |
Synonyms: |
bind, blend, bond, cohere, combine, connect, fasten, fuse, glue, gum, join, merge, mortar, paste, plaster, seal, solder, stick together, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate, unfix |
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick or become stuck to, either physically or mentally |
Synonyms: |
attach, cement, cleave, cling like ivy, cohere, fasten, fix, freeze to, glue, hold fast, hold on like bulldog, paste, stay put, stick like a barnacle, stick like glue, unite |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
Antonyms: |
loose, loosen, separate, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | blend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix |
Synonyms: |
amalgamate, cement, coalesce, combine, commingle, commix, compound, fuse, integrate, interblend, intermix, meld, merge, mingle, synthesize, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
disperse, divide, separate, unmix |
| Main Entry: | consolidate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine; make firm |
Synonyms: |
add to, amalgamate, amass, band, bind, blend, build up, bunch up, cement, centralize, compact, compound, concatenate, concentrate, condense, conjoin, connect, densen, develop, federate, fortify, fuse, harden, hitch, hitch on, hook up with, incorporate, join, league, mass, meld, mix, plug into, pool, reinforce, render solid, secure, set, slap on, solidify, stabilize, strengthen, tack on, tag on, team up with, thicken, throw in together, tie in, tie up with, unify |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, disperse, divide, part, separate |
| Main Entry: | fasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make secure; join together |
Synonyms: |
adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, freeze to, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hitch on, hold, hook, hook up, implant, infix, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, make firm, moor, mortise, nail, rivet, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stay put, stick, strengthen, string, tack on, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unchain, unfasten, unlink, unlock |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish, make firm |
Synonyms: |
affix, anchor, attach, bind, catch, cement, congeal, connect, consolidate, couple, embed, entrench, fasten, freeze to, glue, graft, harden, implant, inculcate, infix, ingrain, install, instill, link, locate, lodge, moor, nail down, pin, place, plant, position, rigidify, rivet, root, secure, set, settle, solidify, stabilize, stay put, steady, stick, stiffen, thicken, tie |
Antonyms: |
change, destroy, disarrange, disorganize, unsettle |
| Main Entry: | fuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meld, intermix |
Synonyms: |
agglutinate, amalgamate, bind, blend, cement, coalesce, combine, commingle, deliquesce, dissolve, federate, flux, integrate, interblend, interfuse, intermingle, join, liquefy, liquesce, melt, merge, mingle, run, run together, smelt, solder, thaw, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
disconnect, divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | glue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adhesive |
Synonyms: |
cement, gum, gunk, mucilage, paste, plaster, spit*, stickum |
| Main Entry: | gum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sticky substance |
Synonyms: |
adhesive, amber, cement, cohesive substance, exudate, glue, mucilage, paste, pitch, plaster, resin, rosin, tar, wax |