Hyphenation of mortar

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word mortar? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

mor-tar

Definitions of mortar:

1.	A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
2.	Used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
3.	A bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
4.	Plaster with mortar Mortar the wall

Synonyms of mortar:

noun	howitzer, trench mortar, high-angle gun
noun	building material
noun	vessel
verb	plaster, daub

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.