concrete

concrete [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 characterized by things or events that can be perceived by the senses; real; actual

3. referring to a particular; specific, not general or abstract

4. made of concrete

5. Gram. designating a thing or class of things that can be perceived by the senses [a concrete noun]: opposed to ABSTRACT

n.

1. a concrete thing, condition, idea, etc.

2. a hard, compact building material formed when a mixture of cement, sand, gravel, and water dries: used in making bridges, road surfaces, etc.

vt.

concreted, concreting

1. to form into a mass; solidify

2. to make of, or cover with, concrete

vi.

to solidify

concretely

adv.

concreteness

n.