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concrete
Universal Words
adjective, noun, verb
adjective
1 made of concrete:
a concrete floor / wall / building
2 based on facts, not on ideas or guesses:
concrete evidence / proposals / proof * 'It's only a suspicion,' she said, 'nothing concrete.' * It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract. * This is an urban tragedy that needs concrete action, not just concern.
compareABSTRACT(1)
3 a concrete object is one that you can see and feel
concretely adverb
noun
[U] building material that is made by mixing together CEMENT, sand, small stones and water:
a slab of concrete * The pathway is formed from large pebbles set in concrete.
verb [VN] ~ sth (over) to cover sth with concrete:
The garden had been concreted over.
