mortice
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mor·tice
(môr′tĭs)n. & v.
Variant of mortise.
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mor•tise
(ˈmɔr tɪs)n., v. -tised, -tis•ing. n.
1. a notch, hole, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
2. a deep recess cut into wood for other purposes, as for receiving a mortise lock.
v.t. 3. to join securely, esp. with a mortise and tenon.
4. to cut or form a mortise in.
[1350–1400; Middle English morteys,mortaise < Anglo-French mortais(e), Old French mortoise, of obscure orig.]
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mortice
Past participle: morticed
Gerund: morticing
| Imperative |
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| mortice |
| mortice |
| Present |
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| I mortice |
| you mortice |
| he/she/it mortices |
| we mortice |
| you mortice |
| they mortice |
| Preterite |
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| I morticed |
| you morticed |
| he/she/it morticed |
| we morticed |
| you morticed |
| they morticed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am morticing |
| you are morticing |
| he/she/it is morticing |
| we are morticing |
| you are morticing |
| they are morticing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have morticed |
| you have morticed |
| he/she/it has morticed |
| we have morticed |
| you have morticed |
| they have morticed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was morticing |
| you were morticing |
| he/she/it was morticing |
| we were morticing |
| you were morticing |
| they were morticing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had morticed |
| you had morticed |
| he/she/it had morticed |
| we had morticed |
| you had morticed |
| they had morticed |
| Future |
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| I will mortice |
| you will mortice |
| he/she/it will mortice |
| we will mortice |
| you will mortice |
| they will mortice |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have morticed |
| you will have morticed |
| he/she/it will have morticed |
| we will have morticed |
| you will have morticed |
| they will have morticed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be morticing |
| you will be morticing |
| he/she/it will be morticing |
| we will be morticing |
| you will be morticing |
| they will be morticing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been morticing |
| you have been morticing |
| he/she/it has been morticing |
| we have been morticing |
| you have been morticing |
| they have been morticing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been morticing |
| you will have been morticing |
| he/she/it will have been morticing |
| we will have been morticing |
| you will have been morticing |
| they will have been morticing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been morticing |
| you had been morticing |
| he/she/it had been morticing |
| we had been morticing |
| you had been morticing |
| they had been morticing |
| Conditional |
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| I would mortice |
| you would mortice |
| he/she/it would mortice |
| we would mortice |
| you would mortice |
| they would mortice |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have morticed |
| you would have morticed |
| he/she/it would have morticed |
| we would have morticed |
| you would have morticed |
| they would have morticed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. mortice - a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something
mortise-and-tenon joint, mortise joint - a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
Verb 1. mortice - cut a hole for a tenon in
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2. mortice - join by a tenon and mortise
bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
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