Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mortar

3 senses of mortar

Sense 1
mortar, howitzer, trench mortar -- (a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range)
       => high-angle gun -- (a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges)

Sense 2
mortar -- (used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall)
       => building material -- (material used for constructing buildings)

Sense 3
mortar -- (a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle)
       => vessel -- (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mortar

1 sense of mortar

Sense 1
mortar -- (plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall")
       => plaster, daub -- (coat with plaster; "daub the wall")