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mortar

noun verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
M
Ends with
R
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)

Meaning

Definitions

noun

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

noun

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

noun

  1. used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall

verb

  1. plaster with mortar

    “mortar the wall”

In context

Example Sentences

mortar the wall

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