Definition of MORT

mort

Plural: morts

Noun

  • A note sounded on a hunting horn to announce a kill.
  • Death; especially, the death of game in hunting.
  • A note sounded on a horn at the death of a deer.
  • The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.
  • A variety of dummy whist for three players.
  • The exposed or dummy hand of cards in the game of mort.
  • A great quantity or number.
  • A player in a multi-user dungeon who does not have special administrator privileges and whose character can be killed.
  • A three-year-old salmon.
  • A woman; a female.

Examples

  • Playing MORT for 8 points felt like a triumphant horn blast announcing a win in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mort, from Old French mort (“death”).

Synonyms

woman

Antonyms

immort

Scrabble Score: 6

mort: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mort: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mort: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

mort: valid Words With Friends Word