| concrete | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. concrete | a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water. |
| ~ building material | material used for constructing buildings. |
| ~ cement | a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar. |
| ~ cement | concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement.; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool" |
| ~ ferroconcrete, reinforced concrete | concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses. |
| ~ paving, paving material, pavement | material used to pave an area. |
| ~ sand | a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral. |
| v. (contact) | 2. concrete | cover with cement.; "concrete the walls" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (change) | 3. concrete | form into a solid mass; coalesce. |
| ~ solidify | make solid or more solid; cause to solidify. |
| adj. | 4. concrete | capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary.; "concrete objects such as trees" |
| ~ objective | belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events.; "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind" |
| ~ tangible, real | capable of being treated as fact.; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" |
| ~ practical | concerned with actual use or practice.; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art" |
| ~ real, existent | being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory.; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!" |
| ~ tangible, touchable | perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch.; "skin with a tangible roughness" |
| adj. | 5. concrete | formed by the coalescence of particles. |
| ~ solid | of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous.; "ice is water in the solid state" |
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