Mortar
noun
A material made of sand, water, and cement used to join bricks or stones in a building.
I need to replace the mortar in between the bricks of my chimney.
Often appears as...
- lime mortar
- cement mortar
noun
A heavy bowl in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle.
She was crushing garlic in a mortar and pestle for the recipe.
Often appears as...
- mortar and pestle
- marble mortar
noun
A short gun for firing shells high into the air at a short range as a signal or weapon in war.
The soldiers were setting up the mortar to fire at the enemy position.
Often appears as...
- mortar shell
- mortar fire
noun
A material made of sand, water, and cement used to join bricks or stones in a building.
I need to replace the mortar in between the bricks of my chimney.
Often appears as...
- lime mortar
- cement mortar
noun
A heavy bowl in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle.
She was crushing garlic in a mortar and pestle for the recipe.
Often appears as...
- mortar and pestle
- marble mortar
noun
A short gun for firing shells high into the air at a short range as a signal or weapon in war.
The soldiers were setting up the mortar to fire at the enemy position.
Often appears as...
- mortar shell
- mortar fire
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Construction Context
Mortar is often used in construction and civil engineering conversations.
The new wall will need fresh mortar for stability.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal and Figurative
Besides its literal meaning, 'mortar' can imply the basis or support that holds things together.
Mutual respect is the mortar of a strong team.
Pro Tip 3/3Building Maintenance
Mortar degrades over time, so it's often discussed in the context of repairs.
The historic building's mortar has begun to crumble.
Pro Tip 1/3Construction Context
Mortar is often used in construction and civil engineering conversations.
The new wall will need fresh mortar for stability.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal and Figurative
Besides its literal meaning, 'mortar' can imply the basis or support that holds things together.
Mutual respect is the mortar of a strong team.
Pro Tip 3/3Building Maintenance
Mortar degrades over time, so it's often discussed in the context of repairs.
The historic building's mortar has begun to crumble.
Pro Tip 1/3Construction Context
Mortar is often used in construction and civil engineering conversations.
The new wall will need fresh mortar for stability.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal and Figurative
Besides its literal meaning, 'mortar' can imply the basis or support that holds things together.
Mutual respect is the mortar of a strong team.
Pro Tip 3/3Building Maintenance
Mortar degrades over time, so it's often discussed in the context of repairs.
The historic building's mortar has begun to crumble.
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My journey from Marine...
where you're shooting machine guns and firing mortars. There's not a lot of places you can put those skills in the civilian world. Emotionally, I struggled to find meaning. In the military, everything has meaning. Everything you do is either steeped in tradition or has a practical purpose. You can't smoke in the field
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The delicious degrees of...
salsa comes from Mexico which raises the question of why'd that mortar is even there because the idea of a ward of a course is you draw the line here everything inside of this space is the same everything outside of that space is different but why is it that the number
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What really matters at...
And the key ingredients are policy, education and training, systems, bricks and mortar. We have tons of input for designers of all stripes to work with. We know, for example, from research what's most important to people who are closer to
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How an Amateur Built the...
lays the bricks in a herringbone pattern which spiraled to the top of the dome with vertical bricks acting his bookends to hold the others in place they laid about one roll a week giving the mortar time to cure at this rate the dome grew
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Machu Picchu 101 PIPE...
terraces, and infrastructure using stone and without the help of wheels or tools made of steel or iron. One particularly notable aspect of their construction is foregoing the use of mortar, a material often used to bind stones together.
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Photos from the Front...
sound to him a sound and a smell and these mortar - when it was dropping and then the concussion I was one of the last in my platoon that actually see combat and that day started with a mission to do humanitarian aid and we started
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Stunning buildings made...
that recycled all the amorphous material of the quarry, just supported by gravity -- no mortar and no ties. And once built and tested, moving it to the final site in the city center to unite it with the rest of the building
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Which is better: Soap or...
This makes the hydrophobic effect disappear, and gives the molecules room to move around. The overall effect is like removing all of the nails and mortar from a house and then hitting it with an earthquake.
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Margaret Heffernan: Why...
And what motivates people are the bonds and loyalty and trust they develop between each other. What matters is the mortar, not just the bricks. Now, when you put all of this together,
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The Incredible Lives of...
mortar supports them as they dance across it sometimes they actually swim
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My journey from Marine...
where you're shooting machine guns and firing mortars. There's not a lot of places you can put those skills in the civilian world. Emotionally, I struggled to find meaning. In the military, everything has meaning. Everything you do is either steeped in tradition or has a practical purpose. You can't smoke in the field
Video examples
The delicious degrees of...
salsa comes from Mexico which raises the question of why'd that mortar is even there because the idea of a ward of a course is you draw the line here everything inside of this space is the same everything outside of that space is different but why is it that the number
Video examples
What really matters at...
And the key ingredients are policy, education and training, systems, bricks and mortar. We have tons of input for designers of all stripes to work with. We know, for example, from research what's most important to people who are closer to
Video examples
How an Amateur Built the...
lays the bricks in a herringbone pattern which spiraled to the top of the dome with vertical bricks acting his bookends to hold the others in place they laid about one roll a week giving the mortar time to cure at this rate the dome grew
Video examples
Machu Picchu 101 PIPE...
terraces, and infrastructure using stone and without the help of wheels or tools made of steel or iron. One particularly notable aspect of their construction is foregoing the use of mortar, a material often used to bind stones together.
Video examples
Photos from the Front...
sound to him a sound and a smell and these mortar - when it was dropping and then the concussion I was one of the last in my platoon that actually see combat and that day started with a mission to do humanitarian aid and we started
Video examples
Stunning buildings made...
that recycled all the amorphous material of the quarry, just supported by gravity -- no mortar and no ties. And once built and tested, moving it to the final site in the city center to unite it with the rest of the building
Video examples
Which is better: Soap or...
This makes the hydrophobic effect disappear, and gives the molecules room to move around. The overall effect is like removing all of the nails and mortar from a house and then hitting it with an earthquake.
Video examples
Margaret Heffernan: Why...
And what motivates people are the bonds and loyalty and trust they develop between each other. What matters is the mortar, not just the bricks. Now, when you put all of this together,
Video examples
The Incredible Lives of...
mortar supports them as they dance across it sometimes they actually swim
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
School houses do not teach themselves - piles of brick and mortar and machinery do not send out men. It is the trained, living human soul, cultivated and strengthened by long study and thought, that breathes the real breath of life into boys and girls and makes them human, whether they be black or white, Greek, Russian or American.
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Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Indonesian Economist
Infrastructure alone won't end poverty. The World Bank had to learn this lesson, too. While we believed too much in bricks and mortar in our early days, we now understand that bringing together funding, technical expertise, and tested knowledge goes much further.
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David Steward
American Businessman
Tom Wall has the unique ability to extract, cultivate and realize a vision that goes far beyond simple bricks and mortar. He has an amazing appreciation of art and beauty and his designs begin with listening to his clients.
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Josh Blue
I always say, my set is like building a brick wall that all the jokes are the bricks but the improv is the mortar. You piece it all together and have a certain flow to it.
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Stephen Cohen
American Educator
The cost of acquiring new customers and maintaining those relationships in an online environment versus bricks and mortar is significant.
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David McCallum
Scottish Actor
I think your life is governed not by the bricks or mortar around you, it's governed by who holds your hand and who spits in your eye.
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Eric Bogosian
American Actor
I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the house.
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Natalie Massenet
American Businesswoman
Even if I am predisposed to shop online, I see bricks and mortar as part of marketing.
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John Oates
American Musician
The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer.
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Amanda Lindhout
Canadian Journalist
I'm not afraid of IED's, bullets, mortars.
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
School houses do not teach themselves - piles of brick and mortar and machinery do not send out men. It is the trained, living human soul, cultivated and strengthened by long study and thought, that breathes the real breath of life into boys and girls and makes them human, whether they be black or white, Greek, Russian or American.
Quote examples
Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Indonesian Economist
Infrastructure alone won't end poverty. The World Bank had to learn this lesson, too. While we believed too much in bricks and mortar in our early days, we now understand that bringing together funding, technical expertise, and tested knowledge goes much further.
Quote examples
David Steward
American Businessman
Tom Wall has the unique ability to extract, cultivate and realize a vision that goes far beyond simple bricks and mortar. He has an amazing appreciation of art and beauty and his designs begin with listening to his clients.
Quote examples
Josh Blue
I always say, my set is like building a brick wall that all the jokes are the bricks but the improv is the mortar. You piece it all together and have a certain flow to it.
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Stephen Cohen
American Educator
The cost of acquiring new customers and maintaining those relationships in an online environment versus bricks and mortar is significant.
Quote examples
David McCallum
Scottish Actor
I think your life is governed not by the bricks or mortar around you, it's governed by who holds your hand and who spits in your eye.
Quote examples
Eric Bogosian
American Actor
I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the house.
Quote examples
Natalie Massenet
American Businesswoman
Even if I am predisposed to shop online, I see bricks and mortar as part of marketing.
Quote examples
John Oates
American Musician
The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer.
Quote examples
Amanda Lindhout
Canadian Journalist
I'm not afraid of IED's, bullets, mortars.
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