Thesaurus: mortar

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1. n. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.
2. n. A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45¡, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.
3. n. A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways.
4. v. t. To plaster or make fast with mortar.
5. n. A chamber lamp or light.
6. n. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
7. n. used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
8. n. a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
9. v. plaster with mortar
10. v:15/n:85 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