concrete

US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/

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UK /'kɒŋkri:t/

n. (u.)Uncountable NounHard building material made of cement, sand, water

This floor is concrete, that is why it is cold and hard

v.t.Transitive VerbTo cover or make with a hard grey building material

We will concrete the floor, then cover it with carpets

adj.AdjectiveConcerning something that is physical or real

Give me one concrete reason to believe you

v.t.Transitive VerbTo lay or cover with concrete.

The builder will concrete the path tomorrow.

n. (c.)Countable NounA real thing or particular thing

The plan is still just a concrete in his mind.

v.i.Intransitive VerbTo become hard and solid like concrete.

The cement will concrete in a few hours.

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You may think that New York City is full of skyscrapers and tall buildings because its nickname is the concrete jungle.
You may think that New York City is full of skyscrapers and tall buildings because its nickname is the concrete jungle.

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what the road is made out of, what concrete,
what the road is made out of, what concrete,
okay, this is wooden, this is concrete.
okay, this is wooden, this is concrete.

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These columns here are usually made of wood and the stories on top might be made of heavier materials like concrete.
These columns here are usually made of wood and the stories on top might be made of heavier materials like concrete.
might be made of heavier materials like concrete.
might be made of heavier materials like concrete.

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Some buildings actually still use this exact method like the Tokyo Sky Tree which is supported by a massive concrete shinbashira running through the full height of the tower.
Some buildings actually still use this exact method like the Tokyo Sky Tree which is supported by a massive concrete shinbashira running through the full height of the tower.
is supported by a massive concrete shim bashira running through the full height of the tower but
is supported by a massive concrete shim bashira running through the full height of the tower but

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If you go to Albania, pretty much everywhere around the entire country you'll notice these WWII concrete war bunkers located everywhere
If you go to Albania, pretty much everywhere around the entire country you'll notice these WWII concrete war bunkers located everywhere

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I'm just taking this to make it concrete in your mind
I'm just taking this to make it concrete in your mind

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Engineers decided the best way to solve this problem was to create two separate concrete cores,
Engineers decided the best way to solve this problem was to create two separate concrete cores,
Between them, these cores incorporate around 210,000 cubic metres of cement and concrete,
Between them, these cores incorporate around 210,000 cubic metres of cement and concrete,

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the Pantheon Dome and anything else made out of concrete.
the Pantheon Dome and anything else made out of concrete.
Oxygen acts as a special binding agent to concrete.
Oxygen acts as a special binding agent to concrete.

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15 per cent off sand and 10 per cent off concrete surfaces so you may be exposed even if you
15 per cent off sand and 10 per cent off concrete surfaces so you may be exposed even if you