mortar vs cement

mortar and cement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mortar	Yes	No	Yes	No
cement	Yes	No	Yes	No

mortar (noun)	cement (noun)
a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range	a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle	a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall	something that hardens to act as adhesive material
	concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
	any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth

mortar (verb)	cement (verb)
plaster with mortar	bind or join with or as if with cement
	make fast as if with cement
	cover or coat with cement