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n. (artifact) | 1. howitzer, mortar, 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. |
n. (substance) | 2. mortar | used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall. |
| ~ building material | material used for constructing buildings. |
| ~ cement | a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar. |
n. (artifact) | 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). |
v. (contact) | 4. mortar | plaster with mortar.; "mortar the wall" |
| ~ masonry | the craft of a mason. |
| ~ daub, plaster | coat with plaster.; "daub the wall" |
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