noun Download 🔗Share A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks. Examples : "The bricklayer used mortar to hold the bricks together when building the new school wall. " material building architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories. Examples : "The artillery unit practiced firing the mortar, aiming to hit the target across the valley. " weapon military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle. Examples : "The chef used a mortar and pestle to grind the spices for the stew. " utensil material food medicine chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To use mortar or plaster to join two things together. Examples : "The bricklayer will mortar the new bricks together to build the garden wall. " architecture building material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pound in a mortar. Examples : "The cook had to mortar the spices before adding them to the soup. " utensil action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fire a mortar (weapon). Examples : "The soldiers were ordered to mortar the enemy position. " military weapon war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
