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Main Entry:
cement [si-ment]
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: 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
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