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. 1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle. 2. Etym: [F. mortier, fr. L. mortarium mortar (for trituarating).] (Mil.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45º, and even higher; - - so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described. Mortar bed (Mil.), a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar. -- Mortar boat or vessel (Naut.), a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch. -- Mortar piece, a mortar. [Obs.] Shak. 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. Mortar bed, a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed. -- Mortar board. (a) A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk. (b) A cap with a broad, projecting, square top; -- worn by students in some colleges. [Slang] To plaster or make fast with mortar. A chamber lamp or light. [Obs.] Chaucer.
11. A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses,shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45º, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil abovedescribed. Mortar bed (Mil.), a framework of wood and iron, suitablyhollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar.-- Mortar boat or vessel (Naut.), a boat strongly built and adaptedto carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch.-- Mortar piece, a mortar. [Obs.] Shak.
12. 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