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    MORTICE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a jointplay

    Synonyms:

    mortice; mortise

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("mortice" is a kind of...):

    hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)

    Holonyms ("mortice" is a part of...):

    mortise-and-tenon joint; mortise joint (a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other)

    Derivation:

    mortice (join by a tenon and mortise)

    mortice (cut a hole for a tenon in)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they mortice  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it mortices  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: morticed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: morticed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: morticing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Join by a tenon and mortiseplay

    Synonyms:

    mortice; mortise

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    Hypernyms (to "mortice" is one way to...):

    join (cause to become joined or linked)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

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

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Cut a hole for a tenon inplay

    Synonyms:

    mortice; mortise

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    Hypernyms (to "mortice" is one way to...):

    cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

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

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