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- [mawr-ter]
- /ˈmɔr tər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mawr-ter]
- /ˈmɔr tər/
Definitions of mortared word
- noun mortared a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc. 1
- noun mortared any of various materials or compounds for bonding together bricks, stones, etc.: Bitumen was used as a mortar. 1
- verb with object mortared to plaster or fix with mortar. 1
- noun mortared Simple past tense and past participle of mortar. 1
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Origin of mortared
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English mortere and Old French mortier < Latin mortārium; (defs 3, 4) translation of French mortier < Latin, as above; see -ar2
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Parts of speech for Mortared
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mortared popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
mortared usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mortared
verb mortared
- seal — a member of the U.S. Navy’s special operations forces.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- solder — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
noun mortared
- grouted — Simple past tense and past participle of grout.
- plastered — drunk.
- cemented — any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- bonded — A bonded company has entered into a legal agreement which offers its customers some protection if the company does not fulfil its contract with them.
- concreted — constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
Antonyms for mortared
verb mortared
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- release — to lease again.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
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