Synonyms for
Mortar
Definition
a mixture of sand, cement, and water used for building and repairing walls, roads, and other structures
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- brick mortar
- cement mortar
- lime mortar
- mortar and pestle
- apply mortar
- spread mortar
- mortar mix
- mortar board
Word family
Usage note
Mortar is a plastic mixture of cement, lime, sand, and water used to bind building units together. As a verb, it means to bind with mortar.
Example sentences
- The masons used a trowel to apply the mortar to the bricks.
- The old mortar had to be removed before the new bricks could be laid.
- The mortar held the stones in place.
- The soldiers used a mortar to fire explosives at the enemy.
- The recipe called for a tablespoon of mortar to be added to the mixture.
Quotes
The mortar of which friendship is made is not as thick as blood, but it is just as strong.
Music is the mortar that holds the community together.
Kindness is the mortar that holds the world together.