mortar

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for mortar

mortar 🔊 /mɔˈɹtɚ/

mortar : බදාම

mortar : හුණු බදාම

mortar : කොට කාලතුවක්කුව

mortar : සිමෙන්ති හුණු

mortar : මෝටාර්

mortar : වංගෙඩිය

mortar : වං

mortar : වන

mortar : මෝටාරය

mortar definition

Noun.

  1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.
  2. A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45¡, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.
  3. A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways.
  4. A chamber lamp or light.

Transitive verb. To plaster or make fast with mortar.