mortarnoun
uk/ˈmɔː.tər/us/ˈmɔːr.tɚ/mortar noun (MIXTURE)
[ U ] a mixture of sand, water, and cement or lime that is used to fix bricks or stones to each other when building walls
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Building: plastering
- filler
- plaster
- plasterboard
- plasterer
- render
- roughcast
- stucco
- wallboard
mortar noun (GUN)
[ C ] a large gun with a short, wide barrel (= a part shaped like a tube) that fires bombs or other explosives very high into the air, or an explosive device shot from such a gun
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Handguns & rifles
- .45
- 2:2
- air rifle
- airgun
- bazooka
- firearm
- flamethrower
- handgun
- howitzer
- Kalashnikov
- peashooter
- revolver
- rifle
- Saturday night special
- sawn-off shotgun
- shotgun
- stun gun
- submachine gun
- tommy gun
- Uzi
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mortar noun (BOWL)
[ C ] a hard, strong bowl in which substances are crushed into a powder by hitting or rubbing them with a pestle (= heavy tool):
Use a pestle and mortar to crush the spices.
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Dishes, bowls, cups & glasses
- basin
- beaker
- bowl
- chalice
- champagne flute
- crockery
- dinner service
- dish
- middy
- mug
- place mat
- platter
- pudding basin
- punch bowl
- stem
- stoneware
- tableware
- tankard
- tea set
- teacup
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