mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
Mortar has two unrelated meanings.
One is a bowl in which substances are ground with a pestle—the mortar and pestle of pharmacies and kitchens.
The other is a paste of cement, lime, and sand used to bind bricks or stones: The mortar between the bricks was crumbling.
A mortar is also a short-barreled cannon that fires shells in high arcs, used for lobbing explosives over walls or into trenches.
Flat blade for spreading
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- groutTile joint filler
plaster · stucco · repointing · bedding · laying · stonework · courses · buttering
Foundational building block
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- layingPutting down horizontally
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
groundbreaking · ritual · commemoration · tradition · symbolism · heritage · blessing · consecration
Molar action sometimes
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- pestleBowl's crushing companion
- herbsPlants for seasoning
- spicesAromatic food flavorings
pulverize · powder · ceramic · granite · marble · stone · guacamole · salsa
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
grout · plaster · stucco · repointing · bedding · laying · stonework · courses · buttering · parging
cornerstone
Foundational building block
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- layingPutting down horizontally
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
inauguration · groundbreaking · ritual · commemoration · tradition · symbolism · heritage · blessing · consecration · trowel
grinding
Molar action sometimes
spices · pulverize · powder · ceramic · granite · marble · stone · guacamole · salsa · paste
artillery
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
- shellHard outer covering
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
trench · infantry · howitzer · explosive · launcher · round · fire · barrage · bomb · military
adhesive
Material that bonds objects
sand · aggregate · mixture · bonding · filler · sealant · joint compound · grout · caulk · silicone
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- construction termsbrick, steel, concrete, timber, stone
- masonrymason, brick, bricks, stone, trowel
- coastal defensesseawall, seawalls, sea wall, sea walls, breakwater
- stone artifactsarrowhead, spearhead, hand axe, grinding stone, pestle
- stonemasonryashlar, cornerstone, dressed stone, dry stone, fieldstone
mortarrifle
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
cannon · howitzer · sniper rifle · tank gun · anti-tank gun
- brick and mortarBusiness with premises
- mortar and pestleManual crushing implements
- brick-and-mortar storesShops with street addresses
- pestle and mortarVessel and club for pulverizing
- mortar fireArtillery launched in arcs
- mortar shellTube-launched explosive projectile
mortars, mortarboard, mortared, mortarman, mortaring, mortarmen, mortarboards, mortar and pestle