mortar

noun

a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle

used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall

a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

verb

plaster with mortar

Roots

mortariummortar- · Latin · receptacle for pounding/mixing

Synonyms for mortar

brickn masonryn firebrickn pargetn stuccon cannonn plastern cementn

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