mortar

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noun (1)

mor·tar ˈmȯr-tər How to pronounce mortar (audio)

: a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle

crushed the seeds in a mortar

[Middle French mortier]

: a portable muzzle-loading weapon having a tube short in relation to its caliber (see caliber sense 2b) that is used to throw bombs at high angles

mortars fired at the enemy positions

: any of several similar firing devices

mortar

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noun (2)

: a plastic building material (such as a mixture of cement, lime, or gypsum plaster with sand and water) that hardens and is used in masonry or plastering

mortarless adjective

mortar

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verb

mortared; mortaring; mortars

transitive verb

: to plaster or make fast with mortar

单词	mortar
释义	mortar 1 of 3 noun (1) mor·tar ˈmȯr-tər 1 : a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle crushed the seeds in a mortar 2 [Middle French mortier] a : a portable muzzle-loading weapon having a tube short in relation to its caliber (see caliber sense 2b) that is used to throw bombs at high angles mortars fired at the enemy positions b : any of several similar firing devices Illustration of mortar M mortar P pestle mortar 2 of 3 noun (2) : a plastic building material (such as a mixture of cement, lime, or gypsum plaster with sand and water) that hardens and is used in masonry or plastering mortarless adjective mortar 3 of 3 verb mortared; mortaring; mortars transitive verb : to plaster or make fast with mortar Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English morter, from Old English mortere & Anglo-French mortier, from Latin mortarium Noun (2) Middle English morter, from Anglo-French morter, mortier, from Latin mortarium First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing mortar brick-and-mortar bricks-and-mortar brick-and-mortar bricks-and-mortar Kids Definition mortar 1 of 2 noun mor·tar ˈmȯr-tər 1 : a strong deep bowl in which substances are pounded or crushed with a pestle 2 : a short light cannon used to shoot shells high into the air mortar 2 of 2 noun : a building material made of lime and cement mixed with sand and water that is spread between bricks or stones so as to hold them together when it hardens Medical Definition mortar noun mor·tar ˈmȯrt-ər : a strong vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
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mortar

noun (1)

Illustration of mortar

noun (2)

verb

Word History

Phrases Containing mortar

Kids Definition

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