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a grey powder (made by burning lime and clay) which, after being wetted, becomes hard like stone and is used for building etc

gluing, binding material

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1) a white substance, used in making cement or as a fertilizer; (a tree with) a fruit like, but more acid than, a lemon (lime)

2) a kind of rock containing lime, used for building and to make cement (limestone)

3) a kind of small flat-bladed tool, used for spreading cement etc (trowel)

CEMENT as in Wiktionary
CEMENT as in Wikipedia