Noun
- 1. mortar, howitzer, trench mortar, high-angle gun
- usage: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
- 2. mortar, building material
- usage: used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
- 3. mortar, vessel
- usage: a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
Verb
- 1. mortar, plaster, daub
- usage: plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"
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