Mortise is valid Scrabble Word

Is mortise a scrabble word?
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7 letters word
9 points in Scrabble
10 points in WWF

Definitions for MORTISE in dictionary:

VERB:

to join or fasten securely, also MORTICE
join securely by using a mortise and tenon
cut a mortise in or through
To cut or make a mortisein.
To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.
cut a hole for a tenon in
join by a tenon and mortise
cut a slot in (a piece of wood, stone, etc)

NOUN:

a hole or recess cut into a part which is designed to receive a corresponding projection (a tenon) on another part so as to join or lock the parts together
slot cut into a piece of wood, stone, etc

A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon.
a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint

Words related to MORTISE

mortice11 mortised11 mortiser10 mortisers11 mortises10 mortising12

Words that contain MORTISE

amortise10 mortised11 mortiser10 mortises10 amortised12 amortises11 mortisers11 unmortise11 unmortised13 unmortises12 unamortised14 amortisement16 amortisements17

How to use MORTISE in a sentence

Make one mortise long enough to insert a key, so that the studding can be opened at the top when the box plank are to be raised.
A mortise is cut through the chamber part of the head, extending several inches in rear and front of the position of the vent.
Rude as is the workmanship, however, it was far beyond the unaided skill of the native craftsman to join and mortise the various pieces that go to make up this chair.
The bottom of it should be six inches in thickness, with a square mortise in the centre, to allow the top of the beam to enter.
Cut this in halves and mortise for the center piece in the two halves and fasten to the gunwales.
The handle is next carved and a mortise cut in one end to receive the handle end of the blade.
When the pieces join, mortise them one into the other so as to secure a good joint.
Engaging with the mortise wheels are pinions of gun iron 4 feet 6 inches in diameter, placed on steel shafts 12 inches in diameter, and making 50 revolutions per minute.
The 12 inch pinion shafts are driven through mortise wheels 12 feet in diameter, and 24 inches face, by pinions 3 feet 9 inches diameter, which make 160 revolutions a minute.
There are rockers placed on each end of this shaft, one of which is connected with a crank on the mortise wheel shaft, and the other with the surface rods that work the pump-bobs.

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