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concrete meaning
EN
[ˈkɒŋkriːt]
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Concrete
Concrete is a composite material composed mainly of water, aggregate, and cement.
Famous concrete structures include the Hoover Dam, the Panama Canal and the Roman Pantheon.
After the Roman Empire collapsed,
concrete
Noun
PRE
con-
SUF
-eté
A
building material
created
by
mixing
cement
,
water
, and
aggregate
including
gravel
and
sand
.
The road was made of
concrete
that had been poured in large slabs.
A
solid
mass
formed
by the
coalescence
of
separate
particles
.
(
US
) A
dessert
of
frozen custard
with
various
toppings
.
(
logic
) A
term
designating
both a
quality
and the
subject
in which it
exists
; a
concrete term
.
Sugar
boiled
down
from
cane
juice
to a
solid
mass.
Verb
SG
concretes
PR
concreting
PT, PP
concreted
To
cover
with or
encase
in concrete;
often
constructed
as concrete
over
.
I hate grass, so I
concreted
over my lawn.
To
solidify
.
Josie’s plans began
concreting
once she fixed a date for the wedding.
To
unite
or
coalesce
, as
separate
particles
, into a
mass
or
solid
body
.
Adjective
COM
more concrete
SUP
most concrete
Particular
,
perceivable
,
real
.
Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not
concrete
evidence that bigfoot exists.
Not
abstract
.
Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are
concrete
, even if my concept of what is legal wasn’t.
United
in
growth
;
hence
,
formed
by
coalition
of
separate
particles
into one
mass
;
united
in a
solid
form
.
Made
of concrete
building material
.
The office building had
concrete
flower boxes out front.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
Cement and
concrete
both make excellent pavements.
Largely self-taught, he claimed to have been influenced by Schoenberg, Messiaen, and the musique
concrete
movement.
Be careful not to snag your stockings on that
concrete
bench!
Used in the Ending of Sentence
He fell off his bike and skinned his knee on the
concrete
.
Meaning of
concrete
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "concrete" is an
adjective
. It's also a
noun
, more specifically, a
singularia tantum
. It's also a
verb
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Adjectives
Nouns
Singularia tantum
Uncountable nouns
Verbs
Difficultness: Level 2
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 9
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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