ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORTAR
From Latin mortārium basin in which mortar is mixed; in some senses, via Old French mortier substance mixed inside such a vessel.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MORTAR
PRESENT
Present
I mortar
you mortar
he/she/it mortars
we mortar
you mortar
they mortar
Present continuous
I am mortarring
you are mortarring
he/she/it is mortarring
we are mortarring
you are mortarring
they are mortarring
Present perfect
I have mortarred
you have mortarred
he/she/it has mortarred
we have mortarred
you have mortarred
they have mortarred
Present perfect continuous
I have been mortarring
you have been mortarring
he/she/it has been mortarring
we have been mortarring
you have been mortarring
they have been mortarring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I mortarred
you mortarred
he/she/it mortarred
we mortarred
you mortarred
they mortarred
Past continuous
I was mortarring
you were mortarring
he/she/it was mortarring
we were mortarring
you were mortarring
they were mortarring
Past perfect
I had mortarred
you had mortarred
he/she/it had mortarred
we had mortarred
you had mortarred
they had mortarred
Past perfect continuous
I had been mortarring
you had been mortarring
he/she/it had been mortarring
we had been mortarring
you had been mortarring
they had been mortarring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will mortar
you will mortar
he/she/it will mortar
we will mortar
you will mortar
they will mortar
Future continuous
I will be mortarring
you will be mortarring
he/she/it will be mortarring
we will be mortarring
you will be mortarring
they will be mortarring
Future perfect
I will have mortarred
you will have mortarred
he/she/it will have mortarred
we will have mortarred
you will have mortarred
they will have mortarred
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mortarring
you will have been mortarring
he/she/it will have been mortarring
we will have been mortarring
you will have been mortarring
they will have been mortarring
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would mortar
you would mortar
he/she/it would mortar
we would mortar
you would mortar
they would mortar
Conditional continuous
I would be mortarring
you would be mortarring
he/she/it would be mortarring
we would be mortarring
you would be mortarring
they would be mortarring
Conditional perfect
I would have mortar
you would have mortar
he/she/it would have mortar
we would have mortar
you would have mortar
they would have mortar
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mortarring
you would have been mortarring
he/she/it would have been mortarring
we would have been mortarring
you would have been mortarring
they would have been mortarring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you mortar
we let´s mortar
you mortar
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
mortarred
Present Participle
mortarring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «MORTAR»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
mortar.
I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the house.
Composing is like driving down a foggy road toward a house. Slowly you see more details of the house-the color of the slates and bricks, the shape of the windows. The notes are the bricks and the mortar of the house.
The cost of acquiring new customers and maintaining those relationships in an online environment versus bricks and mortar is significant.
Brick and mortar businesses - and the communities that depend on them - cannot continue to bear an unfair sales tax burden from which their on-line competitors are effectively exempt.
A molcajete is a stone mortar and pestle from Mexico. They're great for grinding spices and making salsa and guacamole because they give everything a nice coarse and rustic feel. I've never collected anything, but I think I might start collecting these because each one is decorated differently.
I think your life is governed not by the bricks or mortar around you, it's governed by who holds your hand and who spits in your eye.
He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it.
The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer.
All of Koons's best art - the encased vacuum cleaners, the stainless-steel Rabbit (the late-twentieth century's signature work of Simulationist sculpture), the amazing gleaming Balloon Dog, and the cast-iron re-creation of a Civil War mortar exhibited last month at the Armory - has simultaneously flaunted extreme realism, idealism, and fantasy.
The general public will almost always stand behind the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is about comfort, about shelter, about bricks and mortar.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORTAR»
Discover the use of
mortar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mortar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mental Health and the Built Environment: More Than Bricks ...
This book explores the relationship between built environment and the occurence of mental ill-health.
2
Brick &
Mortar Shopping in the 21st Century
In. recent years, research attention has turned away from traditional retailing
toward an understanding of how consumer psychology can inform the e-tailing
environment. Although this focus is understandable, traditional retailers obviously
face ...
3
Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to
ortar for building walls WALLS Proportions for masonry mixes MORTAR MIXING
PROPORTIONS Correct consistency The mortar mix should be firm enough to
hold its shape when you make a depression in the mix. • Estimating quantity As a
...
Albert Jackson, David Day, 2009
4
Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential ...
TABLE 1: PROPORTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MASONRY MORTARS* TABLE
2: MORTAR PROPERTY SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS' NOTES 1 .
Laboratory prepared mortar only. 2. When structural reinforcement is
incorporated in ...
Janet Rumbarger, Richard Vitullo, 2003
5
Ins and Outs of School Facility Management: More Than Bricks ...
The purpose of this book is to bring to the attention of school administrators, school board members and community members that existing school buildings need to be well maintained to be functional, and many old school buildings can ...
Tak Cheung Chan, Michael Dwight Richardson, 2005
6
Utilizing Ready Mix Concrete and
Mortar: Proceedings of the ...
Mortar Failure and Tests on Sand and Hardened Mortar Sand source 485 The
relatively low MB adsorption of the sample of sand 485 obtained most recently is
an indication of the variability of the material. The highest methylene blue value ...
Ravindra K. Dhir, Mukesh C. Limbachiya, 1999
7
Latex-modified Concretes and Mortars
MIXTURE PROPORTIONING-GENERAL The mixture proportioning of latex-
modified concrete and mortar is done in a way similar to that of portland cement
mortar and concrete because the same variables influence the physical
properties of ...
8
The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, ...
If the water evaporates too quickly, the chemical reaction occurring in the mortar
stops and some of the cement and sand will not bond and the mortar will be
weaker. This produces a solid, airtight mortar joint. Many masons believe that
walls ...
9
Survival Skills of Native California
Unlike the swift, skillful removal of long graceful flakes from fine-grained stone (
Ishi, the Yana Indian, could knap an arrowhead in half an hour), pecking a mortar
proceeds in endless repetitive blows, removing bits of material by crushing or ...
Paul Douglas Campbell, 1999
10
Houses: The Illustrated Guide to Construction, Design and ...
A full, thick bed of mortar is spread for the first course. Several units are laid and
then aligned with a level. After the first course is laid, the corners are built up. A
line is stretched from corner to corner for each course and the top outside edge of
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORTAR»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mortar is used in the context of the following news items.
Owner hopes to jump from food truck to brick-and-mortar location
In fact, he wants to open a brick-and-mortar location. "When we open the brick and mortar we'll be open every day of the week and we'll be ... «First Coast News, Jul 15»
Seven live mortar bombs found near Haryana railway track
Several trains on the Delhi- Ambala rail route were halted for more than two hours on Wednesday following the recovery of seven live mortar ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
ABC Shop closures a sign of bricks and mortar retail struggle
Even many loyal ABC Shop customers now browse its online site rather than visit the bricks and mortar properties, and order their books, DVDs ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
9 mortar bombs found near railway track in Kurukshetra
Panic prevailed in the area after nine 51mm mortar bombs were found near tracks between Dhola Majra and Shahabad railway stations in the ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
Why Brick-and-Mortar Retailers May Never be Able to Compete With …
You see, unlike brick-and-mortar retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target, ... in e-commerce sales for its closest brick-and-mortar rival, Wal-Mart. «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
How brick-and-mortar retailers can beat their e-rivals
Minions fans may be able to shake hands and take photos with their favorite characters if they visit MOKO this month. Photo: SHK Properties. «EJ Insight, Jul 15»
Mortar training set at Camp Robinson
The Arkansas National Guard will conduct mortar training today at Camp ... Guard officials warned that the sound and tremors of mortar fire will ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
Rail traffic hit as mortar shells found near tracks
Nine mortar shells were found along the railway tracks near the Shahabad station in Kurukshetra on Wednesday. A Tribune photo. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
As this local coffee shop 'bootstraps' its way to success, going brick …
"We've always really wanted to do a brick-and-mortar, but we didn't have any investors or backers," Morgan said. "It's just me and my wife ... «Jacksonville Business Journal, Jul 15»
Oregon Kids Find Undetonated Mortar Shell, Bring It To Play Date
The foot-long mortar shell was probably discarded in the park and authorities do not expect to find any more live bombs in the area, according ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
