Wondering how to use Mortarboard in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as hawk or board.
Mortarboard meaning
- A rectangular board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk.
- An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel.
Using Mortarboard
- The main meaning on this page is: A rectangular board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk. | An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel.
- Useful related words include: hawk, board, cap.
- In the example corpus, mortarboard often appears in combinations such as: the mortarboard.
Context around Mortarboard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 1 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mortarboard
- In this selection, "mortarboard" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hat stand out and add context to how "mortarboard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include motherhood for mortarboard and out the mortarboard and gown. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mortarboard" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mortarboard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The classmate who gave birth to a child – planned or unplanned – and did not sacrifice motherhood for mortarboard? (18 words)
For some of the pupils from YBA the highlight of the session was an opportunity to try out the mortarboard and gown for size! (24 words)
The mortarboard hat worn by graduates is adapted from a square cap called a biretta worn by Medieval professors and clerics File:Supreme Court US 2009. (26 words)
The mortarboard hat worn by graduates is adapted from a square cap called a biretta worn by Medieval professors and clerics File:Supreme Court US 2009. (26 words)
For some of the pupils from YBA the highlight of the session was an opportunity to try out the mortarboard and gown for size! (24 words)
The classmate who gave birth to a child – planned or unplanned – and did not sacrifice motherhood for mortarboard? (18 words)
The classmate who gave birth to a child – planned or unplanned – and did not sacrifice motherhood for mortarboard? (18 words)
For some of the pupils from YBA the highlight of the session was an opportunity to try out the mortarboard and gown for size! (24 words)
Example sentences (3)
For some of the pupils from YBA the highlight of the session was an opportunity to try out the mortarboard and gown for size!
The classmate who gave birth to a child – planned or unplanned – and did not sacrifice motherhood for mortarboard?
The mortarboard hat worn by graduates is adapted from a square cap called a biretta worn by Medieval professors and clerics File:Supreme Court US 2009.
Common combinations with mortarboard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: