concrete (noun)
11concrete — [kän′krēt΄; ] also, and for vt.1 & vi.usually [, kän krēt′] adj. [ME concret < L concretus, pp. of concrescere: see CONCRESCENCE] 1. formed into a solid mass; coalesced 2. having a material, perceptible existence; of, belonging to, or… …
12concrete — /ˈkɒnkrit / (say konkreet), /ˈkɒŋ / (say kong ) adjective 1. constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete example. 2. relating to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; particular as opposed to… …
13concrete — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ solid ▪ bare ▪ a floor made of bare concrete ▪ fresh, wet ▪ precast …
14concrete — [[t]kɒ̱ŋkriːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ concretes, concreting, concreted 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water. The posts have to be set in concrete... They had lain… …
15concrete mixer — noun a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete • Syn: ↑cement mixer • Hypernyms: ↑machine * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] Brit : ↑cement mixer * * * ˈconcrete mixer [concrete mixer …
16concrete jungle — noun an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant • Hypernyms: ↑jungle • Part Holonyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center • Part Meronyms: ↑street * * * noun, pl …
17noun — A noun is a word that names a person or thing. Common nouns name persons or things which are not peculiar to one example, i.e. are of a general nature (bridge, girl, sugar, unhappiness), whereas proper nouns name persons or things of which there… …
18concrete — ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing in a material or physical form; not abstract. 2) specific; definite: concrete proof. ► NOUN ▪ a building material made from gravel, sand, cement, and water, hardening when dry into a stone like mass. ► VERB ▪ cover or fix… …
19concrete poetry — noun : poetry in which the poet s intent is conveyed by the graphic patterns of letters, words, or symbols rather than by the conventional arrangement of words * * * ˌconcrete ˈpoetry 7 [concrete poetry] noun uncountable poetry in which the… …
20concrete verb — noun Concrete verb refers to a verbal aspect in verbs of motion that is unidirectional (as opposed to multidirectional), a definitely directed motion, or a single, completed action (instead of a repeated action or series of actions). Concrete… …
