concrete (noun)
51concrete — 1. adjective /ˈkɒŋkriːt,ˈkɑːnkriːt/ a) Particular, perceivable, real. Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that bigfoot exists. b) Not abstract. Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if… …
52concrete — 1 adjective 1 made of concrete: a concrete floor 2 clearly based on fact, rather than on beliefs or guesses: concrete information about the identity of the murderer compare abstract 1 (2) 3 definite and specific rather than general: Have you got… …
53concrete mixer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms concrete mixer : singular concrete mixer plural concrete mixers a machine that mixes cement, sand, small stones, and water to make concrete …
54concrete — adjective kɒŋkri:t existing in a material or physical form. ↘specific; definite. ↘(of a noun) denoting a material object as opposed to an abstract quality, state, or action. noun a building material made from a mixture of gravel, sand, cement,… …
55concrete jungle — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms concrete jungle : singular concrete jungle plural concrete jungles an unpleasant part of a city where there are a lot of ugly buildings close together …
56concrete cancer — /ˈkɒnkrit kænsə/ (say konkreet kansuh) noun a chipping or splintering effect in concrete which has steel reinforcing incorrectly laid so that water has access to the steel, causing rust, which, as it expands, forces the concrete away from the… …
57Noun adjunct — In grammar, a noun adjunct or attributive noun or noun premodifier is a noun that modifies another noun and is optional meaning that it can be removed without changing the grammar of the sentence; it is a noun functioning as an adjective. For… …
58concrete fatigue — /ˈkɒnkrit fətig/ (say konkreet fuhteeg) noun the cumulative damage suffered by concrete which is subjected to repeated exposure to water which leaches through it, resulting in the gradual destruction and loosening of the concrete structure, and… …
59concrete music — /ˌkɒnkrit ˈmjuzɪk/ (say .konkreet myoohzik) noun a form of music constructed from recordings of natural sounds and noises. Also, musique concrète. {French musique concrète} …
60Noun particle — A noun particle is any morpheme that denotes or marks the presence of a noun. Noun particles do not exist in English, but can be found in other languages such as Korean and Japanese. Korean particles Main article: Korean language Korean particles …
