Mortar

n.	1.	A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.
	2.	(Mil.) 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. Mortar bed (Mil.) a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar. Mortar boat (Naut.) a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch. Mortar piece a mortar. - Shak.
	1.	(Arch.) 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. Mortar bed a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed.
v. t.	1.	To plaster or make fast with mortar.
n.	1.	A chamber lamp or light.

Noun	1.	mortar - a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range Synonyms: howitzer, trench mortar
	2.	mortar - used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
	3.	mortar - a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
Verb	1.	mortar - plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"

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