(~s, concreting, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
The posts have to be set in ~...
They had lain on sleeping bags on the ~ floor.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N n
2.
When you ~ something such as a path, you cover it with ~.
He merely cleared and ~d the floors.
VERB: V n
3.
You use ~ to indicate that something is definite and specific.
He had no ~ evidence...
I must have something to tell him. Something ~.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
...by way of making their point more ~ly.
ADV: oft ADV with cl
4.
A ~ object is a real, physical object.
...using ~ objects to teach addition and subtraction.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
5.
A ~ noun is a noun that refers to a physical object rather than to a quality or idea.
? abstract
ADJ: ADJ n
6.
If a plan or idea is set in ~ or embedded in ~, it is fixed and cannot be changed.
As Mr Blunkett emphasised, nothing is yet set in ~.
PHRASE: v-link PHR