mortar

/ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)/noun
Middle School
1

A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

2

A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

3

A short, heavy, large-bore cannon designed for indirect fire at very steep trajectories.

4

A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories.

5

In paper milling, a trough in which material is hammered.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing