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Mortise is an English word with synonyms like mortice or hole. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mortise in a sentence

Mortise meaning

  1. A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
  2. Stability; power of adhesion.

Synonyms of Mortise

mortice hole cut join bring together

Related words

Other words often associated with Mortise or its synonyms:

link connect tie space articulation set unite reduce gash flaw connexion uncut

Using Mortise

  • The main meaning on this page is: A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint. | Stability; power of adhesion.
  • Useful related words include: mortice, hole, cut, join.

Context around Mortise

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

joint 1×

Often after:

latch 1×

Sentence patterns with Mortise

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

dovetail joint mortise or flush 1× together with mortise and tenon 1× using a mortise latch which 1× using the mortise and tenon 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but andrew baren 1× early egyptians also 1× other necks are 1× when the roof 1×

Common sentence endings:

and tenon joints 1× heavier door levers 1× or flush joint 1× pieces of wood 1×

Words around Mortise

Just before it in the word index:

mortis 26 mortimore 3 mortimers 2 mortimer 169 mortillet 2 mortifying 20

Just after it in the word index:

mortiz 2 mortlake 4 mortlock 8 morton 473 mortons 2 mortos 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Mortise

  • In this selection, "mortise" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, joint and latch stand out and add context to how "mortise" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dovetail joint mortise or flush and together with mortise and tenon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mortise" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mortise

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Early Egyptians also knew how to fasten the planks of this ship together with mortise and tenon joints. (18 words)

Other necks are built separately and joined to the body either with a dovetail joint, mortise or flush joint. (19 words)

But Andrew Baren, the president of Katonah Architectural Hardware, recommended using a mortise latch, which is not only more resilient, but can be made with stronger springs to support heavier door levers. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

When the roof was redone and insulated, the original wide planks and beams were carefully replaced using the mortise-and-tenon technique, which has been used for thousands of years by woodworkers to join pieces of wood. (37 words)

But Andrew Baren, the president of Katonah Architectural Hardware, recommended using a mortise latch, which is not only more resilient, but can be made with stronger springs to support heavier door levers. (32 words)

Other necks are built separately and joined to the body either with a dovetail joint, mortise or flush joint. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

But Andrew Baren, the president of Katonah Architectural Hardware, recommended using a mortise latch, which is not only more resilient, but can be made with stronger springs to support heavier door levers.

When the roof was redone and insulated, the original wide planks and beams were carefully replaced using the mortise-and-tenon technique, which has been used for thousands of years by woodworkers to join pieces of wood.

Early Egyptians also knew how to fasten the planks of this ship together with mortise and tenon joints.

Other necks are built separately and joined to the body either with a dovetail joint, mortise or flush joint.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mortise" in a sentence?
An example: "But Andrew Baren, the president of Katonah Architectural Hardware, recommended using a mortise latch, which is not only more resilient, but can be made with stronger springs to support heavier door levers." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "mortise" from authentic English texts.
What does "mortise" mean?
Mortise means: A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
What are synonyms of "mortise"?
Common synonyms of "mortise" include: mortice, hole, cut, join, bring together.
How many example sentences with "mortise" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "mortise", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.