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mortared

mor·tar
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mawr-ter]
    • /ˈmɔr tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms 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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