Defenition of the word mortise

• Defenition of the word mortise

  • A hole in a piece of wood or the like that is made to receive a tenon of the same dimension on another piece, so as to form a joint between the pieces.
  • join by a tenon and mortise
  • a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
  • cut a mortise in
  • cut a hole for a tenon in

Synonyms for the word mortise

• • mortice

Meronymys for the word mortise

• • mortise joint
  • mortise-and-tenon joint

Hypernyms for the word mortise

• • bring together
  • cut
  • hole
  • join

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