concrete

con-crete · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A building material made from a mixture of cement, sand, gravel, and water.

  2. 2.

    Existing in a material or physical form; real.

  3. 3.

    To cover with concrete.

  4. 4.

    Specific and definite rather than vague.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    concrete jungle — an urban area with many buildings
  • •
    set in concrete — fixed and unchangeable
  • •
    concrete evidence — definite proof

Related words

Antonyms: abstract, intangible, vague
See also: abstract, cement, specific, tangible
Synonyms: cement, definite, specific, tangible

Etymology

From Latin "concretus" meaning grown together, condensed, past participle of "concrescere" (to grow together), from "con-" (together) and "crescere" (to grow).