concrete C₃O₁N₁C₃R₁E₁T₁E₁

Adjective 4 meanings

1. Real, actual, tangible.

   “Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that Bigfoot exists.”

2. Being or applying to actual things, rather than abstract qualities or categories.

3. Particular, specific, rather than general.

   “While everyone else offered thoughts and prayers, she made a concrete proposal to help.”

4. Made of concrete (building material).

   “The office building had concrete flower boxes out front.”

Noun 4 meanings

1. A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.

   “Various types of concrete have been used in the construction of this highway.”

2. A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.

3. A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.

4. An extract of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly aromatic.

Verb 2 meanings

1. To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

   “I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn.”

2. To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

Similar and opposite words

• COMPLETE₁₄
• COMPETE₁₃
• DELETE₇
• ATHLETE₁₀
• INCOMPLETE₁₆
• OBSOLETE₁₀
• DISCRETE₁₁
• MACHETE₁₄
• REPLETE₉
• SECRETE₉
• FETE₇
• DEPLETE₁₀