mortal | (noun) a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential | Synonyms: individual, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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mortality | (noun) the quality or state of being mortal | - |
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(noun) the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year | Synonyms: death rate, deathrate, fatality rate, mortality rate |
mortar | (noun) a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range | Synonyms: howitzer, trench mortar |
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(noun) a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle | - |
(noun) used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall | - |
mortarboard | (noun) an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top | - |
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(noun) a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar | Synonyms: hawk |
mortgage | (noun) a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan | - |
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mortgagee | (noun) the person who accepts a mortgage | Synonyms: mortgage holder |
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mortgager | (noun) the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid | Synonyms: mortgagor |
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mortgagor | (noun) the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid | Synonyms: mortgager |
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mortice | (noun) a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint | Synonyms: mortise |
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mortician | (noun) one whose business is the management of funerals | Synonyms: funeral director, funeral undertaker, undertaker |
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mortification | (noun) (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) | - |
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(noun) an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect | Synonyms: humiliation |
(noun) strong feelings of embarrassment | Synonyms: chagrin, humiliation |
(noun) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) | Synonyms: gangrene, necrosis, sphacelus |
mortise | (noun) a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint | Synonyms: mortice |
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mortmain | (noun) the oppressive influence of past events or decisions | Synonyms: dead hand, dead hand of the past |
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(noun) real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) | Synonyms: dead hand |
mortuary | (noun) a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation | Synonyms: dead room, morgue |
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