concrete
A hard material made from cement, water, sand, and stones, used to build things.
A strong, solid material made by mixing cement, water, sand, and small stones, used for building.
Something you can see or touch, not just an idea.
Existing in a real or physical form that can be seen or touched, not abstract.
To put concrete on something to make it hard and solid.
To cover, pave, or fill an area with concrete.
- Base: concrete
- Base: concrete
- Plural: concrete
- Base: concrete
- 3rd Person Singular: concretes
- Present Participle: concreting
- Past: concreted
reinforced concrete
1Concrete with steel reinforcement
Concrete that has steel inside to make it stronger.
- The bridge was built using reinforced concrete.
- Reinforced concrete is common in tall buildings.
set in concrete
4Fixed and unchangeable
Not possible to change; permanent.
- The schedule is not set in concrete yet.
- Our plans are set in concrete now, so we can't make changes.
concrete jungle
2city of concrete buildings
A city area with many big buildings and almost no trees or green places, often seen as ugly or hard to live in.
- He grew up in a concrete jungle with hardly any parks.
- Tourists are often surprised by how much green space there is in what looks like a concrete jungle from above.
- She misses the trees and hates living in a concrete jungle.
concrete jungle
3Crowded urban area
A city area with many buildings and very few trees or plants.
- He moved from a small town to the concrete jungle of New York City.
- Some people love living in a concrete jungle; others find it stressful.