Mortar
21mortar — I. /ˈmɔtə / (say mawtuh) noun 1. a vessel of hard material, having a bowl shaped cavity, in which drugs, spices, etc., are reduced to powder with a pestle. 2. any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground. 3. a… …
22mortar — n. & v. n. 1 a mixture of lime with cement, sand, and water, used in building to bond bricks or stones. 2 a short large bore cannon for firing shells at high angles. 3 a contrivance for firing a lifeline or firework. 4 a vessel made of hard… …
23mortar — I. noun Etymology: Middle English morter, from Old English mortere & Anglo French mortier, from Latin mortarium Date: before 12th century 1. a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle 2. [Middle French mortier] a. a… …
24Mortar — (Heb. homer), cement of lime and sand (Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:14); also potter s clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14). Also Heb. aphar, usually rendered dust, clay or mud used for cement in building (Lev. 14:42, 45). Mortar for pulverizing (Prov. 27:22)… …
25mortar — Synonyms and related words: adobe, aim at, alembic, anvil, ashlar, barrage, blast, blitz, bombard, brick, bricks and mortar, caldron, cannon, cannonade, cement, clinker, commence firing, concrete, covering materials, crucible, enfilade, engine,… …
26mortar — [13] Latin mortārium, a word of unknown origin, denoted both a ‘bowl for grinding’ and, by extension, the ‘substance made mortgage 340 in such a bowl’. These twin meanings survived through Anglo Norman morter into modern English mortar as the… …
27mortar — in the context of weaponry, is the launching device, not the explosive projectiles. It is generally better, and sometimes necessary, to write that troops fired mortar rounds (or bombs or shells, etc.) rather than simply that they fired mortars …
28mortar — in the context of weaponry, is the launching device, not the explosive projectile. It is generally better, and sometimes necessary, to write that troops fired mortar rounds (or bombs or shells, etc.) rather than simply that they fired mortars …
29mortar — mor·tar || mÉ”rtÉ™r / mÉ”ËtÉ™ n. cement; grinding vessel; cannon like device which fires bombs at a high trajectory v. cement, build or fix with mortar; shoot cannon, attack with mortars …
30mortar — n. 1. Piece of ordnance for throwing bombs, mortar piece. 2. Cement …
