Grout vs. Mortar
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.
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.
āI spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor.ā;
Mortarverb
(transitive) To pound in a mortar.
Groutnoun
Coarse meal; ground malt;
Mortarverb
To fire a mortar (weapon).
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.
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;
āgrout the bathtubā;
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;
āmortar the wallā;
Mortarnoun
a short smooth-bore gun for firing shells (technically called bombs) at high angles
āmortars and machine gunsā; ānine civilians died in a horrific mortar attackā;
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
āa pestle and mortarā;
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
āat first light the mortaring and sniping startedā; āthe Commando positions were being heavily mortaredā;
Mortarverb
fix or join using mortar
āthe pipe can be mortared in placeā;
