Mortar

Definition: Mortar

Mortar

Noun

1. A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range.

2. Used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall.

3. A bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle.

Verb

1. Plaster with mortar.

Date "mortar" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Specialty Definition: Mortar

Domain	Definition
Chemical Industry	Deep, heavy bowl of wood, marble, ceramics, in which spices, herbs, etc. , are crushed or ground by hand with pestle. Source: European Union. (references)
Bible	Mortar (Heb. homer), cement of lime and sand (Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:14); also potter's clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14). Also Heb. 'aphar, usually rendered "dust," clay or mud used for cement in building (Lev. 14:42, 45). Mortar for pulverizing (Prov. 27:22) grain or other substances by means of a pestle instead of a mill. Mortars were used in the wilderness for pounding the manna (Num. 11:8). It is commonly used in Palestine at the present day to pound wheat, from which the Arabs make a favourite dish called kibby. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Building & Civil Engineering	Artificial conglomerate of fine grains clustered together by a binder. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. The receptacle beneath the stamps in a stamp mill, in which the dies are placed, and into which the rock is fed to be crushed b. A vessel in which rock is crushed by hand with a pestle for sampling orassaying. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Mortar

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Mortar has several meanings:

A mortar is a vessel used to contain a substance which is then ground into a powder and/or mixed with a pestle. Mortars have smooth, rounded bottoms and wide mouths.
Mortar is a material used in masonry to fill the gaps between blocks in construction and bind the blocks together
A mortar is a military weapon into which is dropped a mortar shell, which is then fired in a high ballistic trajectory.

Mortar (masonry)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Mortar is a material used in masonry to fill the gaps between blocks in construction and bind the blocks together -- these can be stone, brick, breezeblocks (cinder blocks) etc. It is a mixture of sand, a powdered adhesive and water that is applied as a paste and then dries hard.

The earliest known mortar was used by the ancient Egyptians, and was made from gypsum. This form was essentially a mixture of plaster and sand, and was quite soft.

Lime mortar, using quicklime, CaO, was discovered about 4000 BC, about the time the great Egyptian pyramids were built. Lime, CaO₃, is heated to release CO₂ as a gas, leaving behind CaO. When later mixed with water it forms hydrated, or slaked, lime, which releases heat and slowly dries to a solid Ca(OH)₂. The slaked lime is normally fairly plastic and therefore easy to work with. Over time the slake reacts with CO₂ in the air to re-form back into CaO₃, releasing water in the process. Lime mortars were used thoughout the world, notably by the Roman Empire buildings throughout Europe and Africa.

Cement mortars were first developed by the Roman Empire but did not become widespread in Europe until the 18th century, and did not fully replace lime mortar until about 1930. Lime mortar was slower to harden, but more flexible, making it more compatible with soft old bricks. Cement mortar is less permeable, harder, and more suitable for use with hard modern bricks.

Mortar (weapon)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A mortar is a military weapon into which is dropped a mortar shell, which is then fired in a high ballistic trajectory. Modern mortars consists of a simple tube; however, early mortars were very short, very thick cannons, and some required transport on railroad cars. Mortars are often portable by infantry and can be used as a small-scale substitute for artillery.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mortar."

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Synonyms: Mortar

Synonyms: howitzer (n), trench mortar (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Mortar

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Arms	Gun, piece; firearms; artillery, ordnance; siege train, battering train; park, battery; cannon, gun of position, heavy gun, field piece, mortar, howitzer, carronade, culverin, basilisk; falconet, jingal, swivel, pederero, bouche a feu; petard, torpedo; mitrailleur, mitrailleuse; infernal machine; smooth bore, rifled cannon, Armstrong gun, Lancaster gun, Paixhan gun, Whitworth gun, Parrott gun, Krupp gun, Gatling gun, Maxim gun, machine gun; pompom; ten pounder.
Connection	Cement, glue, gum, paste, size, wafer, solder, lute, putty, birdlime, mortar, stucco, plaster, grout; viscum.
Materials	Noun: material, raw material, stuff, stock, staple; adobe, brown stone; chinking; clapboard; daubing; puncheon; shake; shingle, bricks and mortar; metal; stone; clay, brick crockery; compo, composition; concrete; reinforced concrete, cement; wood, ore, timber.
Pulverulence	Mill, arrastra, gristmill, grater, rasp, file, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, teeth, grinder, grindstone, kern, quern, koniology.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Mortar

English words defined with "mortar": Abreuvoir, Ashlering ♦ battery, bricks and mortar, brickwork ♦ calibrate, cement, Chevrette, Chunam, Coehorn, countermortar fire, Coursing joint, cured ♦ Diamond mortar, dry masonry, dry wall, dry walling, dry-stone wall ♦ Emplecton ♦ Filleting, Flint wall ♦ grout, Gunner's quadrant ♦ Hawk boy, Hobit, hod ♦ Light ball, link, linkup ♦ Mortar bed, Mortar boat, mortar fire, Mortar piece, mortarboard ♦ Pannel, Penciling, Perrier, Pestilation, pestle, Pistillation, pointing trowel, Potgun, Pozzolana, Pugging ♦ Rab, Rejoint ♦ stamp battery ♦ tie, tie-in, Trass, Trencher cap, Trug, Trunnion, Trunnion plate, Tum-tum ♦ zone fire. (references)

Specialty definitions using "mortar": ARMOR RECONNAISSANCE SPECIALIST, ARTILLERY OR NAVAL GUNFIRE OBSERVER ♦ ballistic mortar, ballistic mortar test, bed joint, BOILERMAKER HELPER II, Breton pan, brick outer walls with dry dash finish, BRICKLAYER HELPER, FIREBRICK AND REFRACTORY TILE, brickmason helper ♦ CARBON-FURNACE-OPERATOR HELPER, CELL CHANGER, CHIMNEY REPAIRER, chuck block, COLCANNON, COMPOSITION-STONE APPLICATOR, CONCRETE-BUILDING ASSEMBLER, CONSTRUCTION-EQUIPMENT-MECHANIC HELPER, cover work ♦ DENTAL-AMALGAM PROCESSOR, DRAWING-KILN OPERATOR, drawing-machine operator, dry stone wall, Durham Mustard ♦ enamel cracker, enamel pulverizer, explosive strength ♦ FABRICATOR, INDUSTRIAL FURNACE, flash set ♦ granulator, GRANULATOR-MACHINE OPERATOR, GROUT-MACHINE TENDER ♦ HOT-TOP LINER, HOT-TOP-LINER HELPER ♦ INCINERATOR OPERATOR I, INFANTRY INDIRECT FIRE CREWMEMBER, INK ♦ kiln operator, Knights of the Pestle ♦ lime mortar, LINING-MACHINE OPERATOR, LUMBER HANDLER, lumber piler, lumber racker, lumber stacker, lumber sticker ♦ Maktesh, MARBLE FINISHER, marble helper, marble mason helper, marble mechanic helper, MARBLE SETTER, marble setter helper ♦ plasticiser, pneumatic mortar, portland cement mortar, prepacked-aggregate concrete, preplaced-aggregate concrete ♦ quick set ♦ REFRACTORY MIXER, rejointing, Renault of Montauban, REPAIRER, KILN CAR ♦ semi-rigid model, sharp sand, SHOT-COAT TENDER, spall away/to, special-machine operator, stamper box, STOPPER MAKER, STOPPER-MAKER HELPER, stopper-rod maker, stopping builder, STRIP POLISHER ♦ THERMAL MASS, TILE FINISHER, tile mechanic helper, tile setter helper, TILE-CONDUIT LAYER, triton value ♦ unraveling ♦ water-to-cement ratio, wet-mix operator, wire-mesh reinforcement, workability. (references)

Etymologies containing "mortar": Gatch. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Mortar" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Manx (mortar), Romanian (mortar), Scottish (mortar).

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Modern Usage: Mortar

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

Then all we'll have left to call our own is death---that barren mound of earth that serves as paste and mortar to cover our bones. (Executive Action; writing credit: Dalton Trumbo)

Before the mortar of his seal Has a chance to congeal The cup is dashed from his lips The flame is snuffed a-borning He's brought to wrack and ruin in his prime. (Mary Poppins; writing credit: P.L. Travers; Bill Walsh)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Mortar

Domain	Title
Books	A Mortar of Seed (reference) Introduction to Early American Masonry, Stone, Brick, Mortar, and Plaster (reference) Utilizing Ready-Mixed Concrete & Mortar (Creating With Concrete Series) (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Mortar [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Orange-X 5.5-Inch Mortar & Pestle, Blue (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Mortar

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Photo Album: Mortar

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Map of Fort Jackson, Louisiana, showing the effects of indirect mortar fire by mortar boats positioned by Coast Surveyors working with Captain David Dixon Porter. This map was printed as a commemorative copy on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the formation of the Survey of the Coast. Credit: Treasures of the Library.		At a Mississippi River area port, circa 1862-65. Note: The original caption identified location and date as Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in July 1862. However, the presence of a mortar boat (at right) indicates that either the date is later or the location is above Vicksburg if the photo was taken in 1862. Credit: NAVY.
	Moored at Memphis, Tennessee, with her awnings up, during the Civil War. Note mortar boats alongside Essex, also with awnings deployed, and small building atop the bluff, toward the left, marked "Pittsburgh COAL", with the Pittsburgh Coal Company's castle symbol between "CO" and "AL". Credit: NAVY.		Communist troops during military exercise in Laos, small mortar launchers in foreground. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Mortar dictator. Credit: Library of Congress.		Fort Pulaski, Ga. Dismounted mortar. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Petersburg, Va. The "Dictator," a 13-inch mortar, in position. Credit: Library of Congress.		Mortar battery on Cay Smith, Santiago. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Aiming a Mortar, in Jacksons Connecticut battery. Credit: Library of Congress.		View of 8 in. Mortar in Captain Dow's Battery. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Use in Literature: Mortar

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	It was quite recent, the lines were white in the old black mortar, a tuft of nettles at the foot of the wall was powdered with fresh fine plaster.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Mortar

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		The single-family home segment of the housing market in Argentina is clearly and heavily dominated by traditional building systems using concrete , brick and mortar. (references)
		They fear that a faulty wire coupled with leaky pipes could result in fire hazards which would be disastrous in dry-wall and wood houses, but would have only minor structural effects in brick and mortar or concrete dwellings. (references)
Economic History	Australia	The dot com collapse of last year has meant that traditional bricks and mortar companies are not as obliged to race into the adoption of Internet commerce applications as they would have (if the dot com business paradigm had proven to be sustainable and successful). (references)
Human Rights	Lebanon	On June 29, Hizballah attacked Sheb'a Farms with mortar and rockets, wounding one Israeli soldier. (references)
	Russia	For example, in December 2000, seven students were killed when Russian forces fired mortar rounds on Groznyy State Pedagogical Institute. (references)
Political Economy	Israel and the occupied territories	Nearly 2,000 terror attacks, including suicide bombings, drive-by shootings, mortar and grenade attacks, and stabbings took place during the year in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel proper. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	INK, n. A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic and water, chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote intellectual crime. The properties of ink are peculiar and contradictory: it may be used to make reputations and unmake them; to blacken them and to make them white; but it is most generally and acceptably employed as a mortar to bind together the stones of an edifice of fame, and as a whitewash to conceal afterward the rascal quality of the material. There are men called journalists who have established ink baths which some persons pay money to get into, others to get out of. Not infrequently it occurs that a person who has paid to get in pays twice as much to get out.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Mortar

"Mortar" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.25% of the time. "Mortar" is used about 472 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	97.25%	459	12,771
Lexical Verb (base form)	1.69%	8	124,375
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	1.06%	5	157,705
Total	100.00%	472	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Mortar

Expressions using "mortar": asphaltic mortar ♦ ballistic mortar ♦ bricks and mortar ♦ cementitious mortar ♦ Diamond mortar ♦ Gauged mortar ♦ lean mortar ♦ mortar and pestle ♦ mortar bed ♦ mortar board ♦ mortar boat ♦ mortar fire ♦ mortar mixer ♦ mortar piece ♦ mortar vessel ♦ pneumatic mortar ♦ pneumatically applied mortar ♦ spread mortar ♦ trench mortar. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "mortar": mortar-bearing, mortar-board, mortar-bombed, mortar-flashes, mortar-rich.
	Ending with "mortar": bedding-mortar, re-mortar, Stone-mortar.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Mortar

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
mortar	208	mayhem mortar	8
mortar and pestle	194	mortar and pestel	8
mortar mixer	52	click and mortar	7
brick mortar	47	mortar color	7
lime mortar	46	concrete mortar repair	7
mortar mix	43	mortar net	7
paintball mortar	37	mortar rack	7
mortar board	29	artillery mortar	7
firework mortar	29	mortar type	7
mixing mortar	23	mortar stone	7
mortar and pestal	21	marble mortar pestle	7
81mm mortar	20	joint mortar	6
mortar pestles	13	bed floor mortar shower	6
mortar repair	12	mortar masonry	6
mortar tube	11	hdpe mortar	6
60mm mortar	9	mortar n type	6
120mm mortar	9	mortar and pestle granite	6
coehorn mortar	9	thinset mortar	6
mortar cement	8	mexican mortar pestle	6
thin set mortar	8	mixed mixing mortar pre	6
		black mortar powder	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Mortar

Language		Translations for "mortar"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		mortajë, tretësirë ndërtimi, thuk, solucion ndërtimi, solucion gëlqere, llaç (plaster, sop, stucco), havan. (various references)

Arabic		‏ملاط (lute, luting), ‏مدفع الهاون, ‏هاون, ‏قصر (abridge, become shorter, brevity, castle, chateau, contract, court, fragility, limit, limitation, mansion, narrowness, palace, reduction, restriction, shorten, shortness, smallness). (various references)

Bulgarian		хоросан (roughcast), хаван (pounder), мортира, минохвъргачка (mine-thrower, trench mortar). (various references)

Chinese		臼 , 灰浆. (various references)

Czech		minomet, malta (Grout, Malta), spojovat maltou, hmoždíř. (various references)

Danish		morter, mørtel, salutkanon, kanon (cannon). (various references)

Dutch		mortier (morter), vijzel (jack). (various references)

Esperanto		pistujo. (various references)

Farsi		هاون داروسازی , هاون (Pounder), ساروج کردن (Concrete), خمپاره , شفته (Vexatious), باخمپاره زدن . (various references)

Finnish		kranaatinheitin, kalkkilaasti, huhmar. (various references)

French		mortier (lean mortar, mortarboard, morter). (various references)

German		mörtel (morter, stucco), mörser. (various references)

Greek		κονίασμα (plaster), κονίαμα (filler), όλμοσ, όλμος εκτόξευσης κροτίδων, όλμος (shell), γουδί, λάσπη (alluvium, cement, clay, mire, mud, ooze, puddle, silt, slab, slime, slosh, sludge), ασβεστώνω (calcimine, plaster, whitewash), ασβεστοκονίαμα, ολμοβόλο (howitzer). (various references)

Hebrew		מלט (cement), מכתשת (pothole), מכתש (cavity, crater, hollow), מ�"וכ�" (saddle, seat), מר�'מ�", לטיח (coat, daub, plaster, render), לר�'ום במר�'מ�", חומר (compound, element, ingredient, material, matter, sermon, stuff, subject, substance), כותש, טיח (plaster). (various references)

Hungarian		mozsárágyú (howitzer), mozsár, habarcs (Grout), vakolat (daub, pargeting, plaster, plastering), malter, aknavető. (various references)

Indonesian		mortir, senjata lengkung, cobek. (various references)

Italian		mortaio, malta (Malta), calcina (slaked lime). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		臼� � , 迫�'�� , すり鉢 , モリブデン酸アンモニウ� (ammonium molybdate, guinea pig, malt, malt whisky, marmotte, Moldavia, molybdenium, morgue, morphine), 搗き臼 , 漆食 (plaster, stucco), 漆喰 (plaster, stucco), �"�鉢 , �"�り鉢 , 乳鉢 , �"�臼 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		すりばち (earthenware mortar), モルタル , しっくい (plaster, stucco), きゅうほう (former fief, old country, old law, old method, urgent report or message), つきうす, にゅうばち, にゅうはち, からうす, はく�'きほう. (various references)

Korean		박격포. (various references)

Manx		plaastyr (parget, plaster), mortyr slaaik, morteyr, mortar, ceau bleaystanyn. (various references)

Pig Latin		ortarmay

Portuguese		almofariz, morteiro (howitzer), gral, argamassa (bond, cement, cob, daub, grout, morter, parget, plaster, pug). (various references)

Romanian		mortar, mojar, piuliţã (female screw, internal screw, nut, screw-nut), piuã micã. (various references)

Russian		ступка (pounder, poundes, stamp), ступа, строительный раствор, мортира, миномет (minethrower, mine-thrower, trench mortar), известковый раствор (calcimine, whitewash). (various references)

Scottish		mortar. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		minobacač (mine-thrower), malter (plaster), avan. (various references)

Spanish		mortero (mine-thrower, pan). (various references)

Swedish		murbruk (plaster), mortel, mörsare. (various references)

Turkish		sıva yapmak, havan (Muller), harç ile sıvamak, harç (daub, fees, Grout, plaster, tabby, tax). (various references)

Turkmen		minomяot (r). (various references)

Ukrainian		ступка (pounder), ступа, скріпляти вапняним розчином, обстрілювати з міномета, міномет (mine-thrower). (various references)

Vietnamese		vữa. (various references)

Welsh		morter, cymrwd (plaster). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Mortar

Language	Period	Translations
Sumerian	3100 BCE-2500 BCE	gum. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	mortarium, pila, pilae, pilam, pilis. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	hâvana. (various references)
Middle French	1400-1600	mortier. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Mortar

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 27, Verse 22
Latin	405	Vulgate	Si contuderis stultum in pila quasi tisanas feriente desuper pilo non auferetur ab eo stultitia eius
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	If thou bete togidere a fool in a morter, as hoolid barli smytende there vp on the pestel; shal not ben take awei fro hym his folie.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Mortar

Language	Proverbs Chapter 27, Verse 22
Cebuano	¶ Bisan pa ikaw magadugmok sa usa ka buang sa usa ka lusong pinaagi sa usa ka alho lakip sa linubok nga trigo, Apan ang iyang binuang dili gayud mobiya gikan kaniya.
Chinese	� 雖 �"� 杵、將愚妄人與 �" 碎的麥子一同搗在臼中、他的愚妄還是離不了他。
Croatian	Da bezumnika stuèeš tuèkom u stupi, ne bi ga ostavila ludost njegova.
Danish	Om du knuste en Dåre i Morter med Støder midt imellem Gryn, hans Dårskab veg dog ej fra ham.
Dutch	Al stiet gij den dwaas in een mortier met een stamper, in het midden van het gestoten graan, zijn dwaasheid zou van hem niet afwijken.
Finnish	Survo hullua huhmaressa, petkelellä surveitten seassa: ei erkane hänestä hänen hulluutensa.
French	Quand tu pilerais l`insensé dans un mortier, Au milieu des grains avec le pilon, Sa folie ne se séparerait pas de lui.
German	Wenn du den Narren im Mörser zerstießest mit dem Stämpel wie Grütze, so ließe doch seine Narrheit nicht von ihm.
Hungarian	Ha megtörnéd is a bolondot mozsárban mozsártörõvel a megtört gabona között, nem távoznék el õ tõle az õ bolondsága.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Sekalipun orang bodoh dipukul sekeras-kerasnya, tak akan lenyap kebodohannya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Jikalau kiranya orang bodoh ditumbuk dalam lesung bersama-sama dengan segala beras sekalipun, maka tiada juga bodohnya akan bercerai dari padanya.
Italian	Anche se tu pestassi lo stolto nel mortaio tra i grani con il pestello, non scuoteresti da lui la sua stoltezza.
Maori	¶ Ahakoa i tukua e koe te wairangi ki te tuki i roto i te kumete i waenga i nga witi pepe, e kore tona whakaarokore e riro.
Norwegian	Om du støter dåren i morteren med støteren midt iblandt grynene, så viker hans dårskap allikevel ikke fra ham.
Portuguese	Ainda que pisasses o insensato no gral entre grãos pilados, contudo não se apartaria dele a sua estultícia.
Rumanian	Pe nebun chiar dacq l-ai pisa cu pisqlogul kn piuq, kn mijlocul grqunyelor, nebunia tot n`ar iewi din el. -
Russian	фПМЛЙ ЗМХ� ПЗП Ч УФХ� Е � ЕУФПН ЧНЕУФЕ У ЪЕТОПН, ОЕ ПФ�"ЕМЙФУС ПФ ОЕЗП ЗМХ� ПУФШ ЕЗП.
Swedish	Om du stötte den oförnuftige mortel med en stöt, bland grynen, så skulle hans oförnuft ändå gå ur honom.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Mortar

Derivations
	Words beginning with "mortar": mortarboard, mortarboards, mortared, mortaring, mortarless, mortars, mortary. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Mortar" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Fortar, marlar, martar, martor, matar, merter, Mirar, Moktar, moltar, momtar, Morarji, Morat, Morcar, mordar, morha, moritura, morituri, Morkar, mormaor, mormark, mortam, mortary, mortat, morte, Morter, Mortham, Mortier, morto, mortor, Morvah, mostar, motar, Mottard, mrtar, Murar, murtar, Murtaz, Murter, Murtra, myrtar, Norstar. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Mortar"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "mortar" (pronounced mô"rter)
4	-ô" r t er	Courter, exporter, importer, porter, quarter, reporter, shorter, sorter, supporter, transporter.
3	-r t er	barter, Carter, charter, darter, garter, headquarter, hindquarter, martyr, nonstarter, Sartor, smarter, starter, tartar, Tarter.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Mortar

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-m-o-r-r-t"
	-1 letter: amort, armor.
	-2 letters: atom, mart, moat, mora, mort, orra, rato, roam, roar, rota, taro, tora, torr, tram.
	-3 letters: arm, art, mar, mat, moa, mor, mot, oar, oat, ora, ort, ram, rat, rom, rot, tam, tao, tar, tom, tor.
	-4 letters: am, ar, at, ma, mo, om, or, ta, to.
	Words containing the letters "a-m-o-r-r-t"
	+1 letter: mortars, mortary.
	+2 letters: cremator, migrator, moratory, mortared, mortuary, motorcar, rearmost, reformat, tramroad.
	+3 letters: aerometer, arboretum, barnstorm, barometer, barometry, cormorant, cremators, crematory, earthworm, formatter, heartworm, imperator, macerator, marrowfat, martyrdom, migrators, migratory, moderator, moratoria, mortaring, mortgager, mortgagor, motorcars, numerator, preformat, rainstorm, reformate, reformats, rotameter, ruminator, tambourer, temporary, terraform, tramroads, transform.
	+4 letters: aerometers, antireform, arboretums, astrometry, astronomer, barnstorms, barometers, barometric, brainstorm, camorrista, camorristi, comparator, cormorants, crematoria, cryptogram, earthmover, earthworms, enumerator, formatters, formulator, heartworms, imperators, ironmaster, lacrimator, macerators, marathoner, marrowfats, martyrdoms, masterwork, meliorator, meritocrat, moderators, moratorium, mortarless, mortgagers, mortgagors, mortuaries, numerators, overmaster, overmature, permafrost, preformats, prodromata, radiometer, radiometry, rainstorms, reformates, remortgage, rotameters, ruminators, stereogram, stratiform, tambourers, terminator, terraforms, thermogram, threadworm, transforms, trichromat, ultramicro, variometer.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.