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