MORTICE

mortise, mortice

(noun) a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint

mortice, mortise

(verb) join by a tenon and mortise

mortise, mortice

(verb) cut a hole for a tenon in

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

mortice (plural mortices)

(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise

Verb

mortice (third-person singular simple present mortices, present participle morticing, simple past and past participle morticed)

(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise

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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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