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  1. pestle:


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Detailed Synonyms for pestle in English

pestle:

pestle [the ~] nom

  1. the pestle
    the pestle
  2. the pestle
    – a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar 1
    the pestle
    – a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar 1
  3. the pestle
    – a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone 1
    the pestle; the pounder; the muller
    – a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone 1
  4. the pestle
    – machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores 1
    the stamp; the pestle
    – machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores 1

pestle verbe

  1. pestle
    – grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar 1
    pestle
    – grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar 1
    • pestle verbe
      • pestle the garlic1

Related Words for "pestle":

  • pestles

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Related Definitions for "pestle":

  1. a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar1
  2. a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone1
  3. machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores1
  4. grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar1
    • pestle the garlic1