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adhesive vs cement

cement vs adhesive

adhesive and cement both are nouns.

adhesive is an adjective but cement is not an adjective.

adhesive is not a verb while cement is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adhesive Yes Yes No No
cement Yes No Yes No
As nouns, cement is a hyponym of adhesive; that is, cement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adhesive:
  • adhesive: a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
  • cement: something that hardens to act as adhesive material
Other hyponyms of adhesive include birdlime, lime, spirit gum, binder, library paste, paste, rubber cement, denture adhesive.
adhesive (noun) cement (noun)
a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
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
something that hardens to act as adhesive material
concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
adhesive (adjective) cement (adjective)
tending to adhere
adhesive (verb) cement (verb)
bind or join with or as if with cement
make fast as if with cement
cover or coat with cement
Difference between adhesive and cement

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