concrete

US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/

UK /'kɒŋkri:t/

B1

other

  • A building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, which hardens to a stonelike mass.

noun

  • Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
  • A real thing or particular thing

verb

  • To cover or make with a hard grey building material

other

  • To lay or cover with concrete.
  • To make firm or solid; to establish firmly.
  • To lay or cover with concrete.
  • To lay or cover with concrete.

adjective

  • Definite and clearly formulated.
  • Concerning something that is physical or real
  • Specific; definite; real; not abstract.

other

  • To become hard and solid like concrete.

Examples

a floor made of bare concrete

Before the concrete sets the surface can be given a final smoothing over.