concrete
concreted; concretes; concreting
Concrete is that pourable mix of cement, water, sand, and gravel that hardens into a super-strong building material. Sidewalks, foundations, and highways are all made of concrete.
Though people use the words cement and concrete as if they were the same, they're not. Concrete has cement in it, but also includes other materials; cement is what binds concrete together. Construction workers hate when kids write their names in concrete before it hardens: once concrete hardens, it's going to be solid for a long time. When used as an adjective, concrete also means solid. If you've got concrete plans for Saturday, then you have a definite plan.
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capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary“concrete objects such as trees”
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Synonyms:
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objective
belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
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real, tangible
capable of being treated as fact
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practical
concerned with actual use or practice
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existent, real
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
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tangible, touchable
perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
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Antonyms:
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abstract
existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
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conceptional, ideational, notional
being of the nature of a notion or concept
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conceptual
being or characterized by concepts or their formation
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ideal
constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception
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ideologic, ideological
concerned with or suggestive of ideas
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nonrepresentational
of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature
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impalpable, intangible
incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
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objective
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a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
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types:
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cement
concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
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ferroconcrete, reinforced concrete
concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses
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type of:
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building material
material used for constructing buildings
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pavement, paving, paving material
material used to pave an area
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cement
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formed by the coalescence of particles
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Synonyms:
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solid
of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
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solid
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form into a solid mass; coalesce
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type of:
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solidify
make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
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solidify
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cover with cement“concrete the walls”
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type of:
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cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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cover
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