mortar
mor|tar /m'ɔːrtər/ (mortars)
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A mortar is a big gun which fires missiles high into the air over a short distance.
He was killed in a mortar attack.
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Mortar is a mixture of sand, water, and cement or lime which is put between bricks to hold them together.
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A mortar is a bowl in which you can crush things such as herbs, spices, or grain using a rod called a pestle.
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bricks and mortar: see brickmor|tar board (mortar boards)
also mortarboard
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A mortar board is a stiff black cap which has a flat square top with a bunch of threads attached to it. In Britain, mortar boards are sometimes worn on formal occasions by university students and teachers. In the United States, mortar boards are worn by students at graduation ceremonies at high schools, colleges, and universities.
1 [N-COUNT]
A mortar is a big gun which fires missiles high into the air over a short distance.
He was killed in a mortar attack.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Mortar is a mixture of sand, water, and cement or lime which is put between bricks to hold them together.
3 [N-COUNT]
A mortar is a bowl in which you can crush things such as herbs, spices, or grain using a rod called a pestle.
4
bricks and mortar: see brickmor|tar board (mortar boards)
also mortarboard
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A mortar board is a stiff black cap which has a flat square top with a bunch of threads attached to it. In Britain, mortar boards are sometimes worn on formal occasions by university students and teachers. In the United States, mortar boards are worn by students at graduation ceremonies at high schools, colleges, and universities.