Defenition of the word mortar

Defenition of the word mortar
- Paste made of a mixture of a binder (cement, plaster or lime), sand and water used in masonry to make bricks, stones, etc. stick together.
- A bowl used to crush and grind ingredients with a pestle.
- An indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles.
- To use mortar to bond objects together.
- To fire a mortar (weapon).
- a vessel in which substances can be ground with a pestle
- used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
- plaster with mortar
- a muzzle-loading cannon with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
- a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
- a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
- plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"