mortar

US /ˈmɔːr.tɚ/
UK /ˈmɔːr.tɚ/
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1.

mortar, simen

a mixture of lime with cement, sand, and water, used in building to bond bricks or stones

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The bricklayer applied fresh mortar between the bricks.
Tukang batu itu menyapu mortar segar di antara bata.
The old wall was crumbling due to weak mortar.
Dinding lama itu runtuh kerana mortar yang lemah.
2.

mortar

a short-barreled cannon for firing shells at high angles

:
The army used mortars to shell enemy positions.
Tentera menggunakan mortar untuk mengebom kedudukan musuh.
A mortar round exploded near the outpost.
Sebiji peluru mortar meletup berhampiran pos kawalan.
3.

lesung

a cup-shaped receptacle in which ingredients are pounded or ground with a pestle

:
She used a mortar and pestle to grind the spices.
Dia menggunakan lesung dan alu untuk mengisar rempah.
The pharmacist prepared the medicine in a large ceramic mortar.
Ahli farmasi menyediakan ubat dalam lesung seramik besar.
1.

melekatkan dengan mortar, menyimen

to join or bond together with mortar

:
The masons carefully mortared each stone into place.
Para tukang batu dengan teliti melekatkan setiap batu pada tempatnya dengan mortar.
They plan to mortar the new bricks next week.
Mereka merancang untuk melekatkan bata baru minggu depan.