mortar
Definition
- n. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
- n. used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
- n. a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
- v. plaster with mortar
Word forms
- Present participle
- mortaring
- Past tense
- mortared
- Third person singular
- mortars
- Past participle
- mortared
Example sentences
n.
The chef used a mortar and pestle to grind the herbs into a fine powder.
vt.
They decided to mortar the bricks together to create a sturdy wall.