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Grout vs. Mortar

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Groutnoun

A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.

Mortarnoun

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

Groutnoun

Coarse meal; groats.

Mortarnoun

A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.

Groutnoun

(typically used in the plural) Dregs, sediment.

Mortarnoun

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

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Groutnoun

A kind of beer or ale.

Mortarverb

(transitive) To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.

Groutverb

To insert mortar between tiles.

ā€˜I spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor.’;

Mortarverb

(transitive) To pound in a mortar.

Groutnoun

Coarse meal; ground malt;

Mortarverb

To fire a mortar (weapon).

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Groutnoun

Formerly, a kind of beer or ale.

Mortarnoun

A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.

Groutnoun

Lees; dregs; grounds.

Mortarnoun

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.

Groutnoun

A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings.

Mortarnoun

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.

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Groutverb

To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones.

Mortarnoun

A chamber lamp or light.

Groutnoun

a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork

Mortarverb

To plaster or make fast with mortar.

Groutverb

bind with grout;

ā€˜grout the bathtub’;

Mortarnoun

a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

Grout

Grout is a dense fluid which is used to fill gaps or used as reinforcement in existing structures. Grout is generally a mixture of water, cement, and sand and is employed in pressure grouting, embedding rebar in masonry walls, connecting sections of pre-cast concrete, filling voids, and sealing joints such as those between tiles.

Mortarnoun

used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall

Mortarnoun

a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle

Mortarverb

plaster with mortar;

ā€˜mortar the wall’;

Mortarnoun

a short smooth-bore gun for firing shells (technically called bombs) at high angles

ā€˜mortars and machine guns’; ā€˜nine civilians died in a horrific mortar attack’;

Mortarnoun

a device used for firing a lifeline or firework.

Mortarnoun

a cup-shaped receptacle in which ingredients are crushed or ground, used in cooking or pharmacy

ā€˜a pestle and mortar’;

Mortarnoun

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

Mortarverb

attack or bombard with a mortar

ā€˜at first light the mortaring and sniping started’; ā€˜the Commando positions were being heavily mortared’;

Mortarverb

fix or join using mortar

ā€˜the pipe can be mortared in place’;

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