Antonyms for mort


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mawrt
Phonetic Transcription : mɔrt


Definition of mort

Origin :
  • "girl, woman" (especially one of loose morals), 1560s, canting jargon, of unknown origin.
  • As in carcass : noun dead body
  • As in cadaver : noun dead body
  • As in carcass/carcase : noun dead body; framework, base structure
  • As in corpse : noun dead body
Example sentences :
  • This reminds us of the French aversion to uttering their mort.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
  • I was helping to get out the pinnace, and there is a mort of dust and dirt about her.
  • Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin
  • I had thought she was a mort,” said I; “but the ria of a Romany chal is always sacred to me.
  • Extract from : « Danger! and Other Stories » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • He reflected that Mort had shouldered him aside and won her favor, then boasted of it.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories » by Various
  • But, according to Smart's account, Mrs. Hargrave was in a mort of tantrums.
  • Extract from : « Yr Ynys Unyg » by Julia de Winton
  • “Your watching has amounted to something at last, Mort,” said Slump.
  • Extract from : « Ralph on the Engine » by Allen Chapman
  • Before you could blink an eye, he's over there in front of Mort's store—just like that.
  • Extract from : « Anderson Crow, Detective » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • Whereas between the Prince of Savoy and the French it was guerre a mort.
  • Extract from : « The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. » by W. M. Thackeray
  • "Jeb said you were the one who shot at Mort," the girl began.
  • Extract from : « The Lone Ranger Rides » by Fran Striker
  • I know very well that you and Mort have been scheming all along.
  • Extract from : « The Lone Ranger Rides » by Fran Striker

Synonyms for mort

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