concrete

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Synonyms: concreta, concreate, contrite, concede, concretize, confrere, concreted, concretum, congreve, concretise, concretive

Antonyms: concreta, concreate, contrite, concede, concretize, confrere, concreted, concretum, congreve, concretise, concretive

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. [[real#Adjective|Real]], [[actual#Adjective|actual]], [[tangible#Adjective|tangible]].
2. Being or applying to actual things, rather than [[abstract#Adjective|abstract]] qualities or categories.
3. [[particular#Adjective|Particular]], [[specific#Adjective|specific]], rather than [[general#Adjective|general]].
4. {{lb|en|not comparable}} Made of concrete (building material).
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Made up of separate parts; [[composite#Adjective|composite]]. {{rfv-sense|en}}
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Not [[liquid#Adjective|liquid]] or [[fluid#Adjective|fluid]]; [[solid#Adjective|solid]].

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|any cement-aggregate composite}} {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} A [[building#Noun|building]] [[material#Noun|material]] created by mixing [[cement#Noun|cement]], [[water#Noun|water]], and [[aggregate#Noun|aggregate]] such as [[gravel#Noun|gravel]] and [[sand#Noun|sand]].
2. {{lb|en|logic}} A [[term]] designating both a [[quality]] and the [[subject]] in which it exists; a concrete term.
3. {{lb|en|US}} A [[dessert#Noun|dessert]] of [[frozen custard#Noun|frozen custard]] with various [[topping#Noun|toppings]].
4. {{senseid|en|semi-solid extract}} {{lb|en|perfumery}} An [[extract#Noun|extract]] of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly [[aromatic#Adjective|aromatic]].
5. {{lb|en|possibly|obsolete}} [[sugar#Noun|Sugar]] [[boil#Verb|boiled]] down from [[cane#Noun|cane]] [[juice#Noun|juice]] to a solid mass.
6. {{senseid|en|obsolete concretion}} {{lb|en|obsolete}} Any [[solid#Adjective|solid]] [[mass#Noun|mass]] formed by the [[coalescence#Noun|coalescence]] of separate [[particle#Noun|particles]]; a compound substance, a [[concretion#Noun|concretion]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|usually|transitive}} To [[cover#Verb|cover]] with or [[encase#Verb|encase]] in concrete (building material).
2. {{lb|en|usually|transitive}} To [[solidify#Verb|solidify]]: to change from being [[abstract]] to being concrete (actual, real).
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|archaic}} To [[unite#Verb|unite]] or [[coalesce#Verb|coalesce]] into a solid mass.

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