cement vs tile

cement

verb
  • To overlay or coat with cement. 

  • To unite firmly or closely. 

  • To affix with cement. 

  • To make permanent. 

noun
  • Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout. 

  • The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries. 

  • The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum. 

  • A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete. 

  • A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society. 

tile

verb
  • To cover with tiles. 

  • To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people. 

  • To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated. 

  • To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface). 

  • To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique. 

noun
  • Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. 

  • A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc. 

  • A rectangular graphic. 

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