pestle

Speech parts

1. pestle - Noun

2. pestle - Verb

Meaning

An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.

A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape.

The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.

To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

muller stamp pounder bray mill mallet crusher masher pistil drumstick cast powder impression flour pound
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Antonyms

pierce work free create base continue
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Hypernyms

bray machine tool grind mash crunch

Derivatives

pestled pestling

Anagrams

steple

Examples

A molcajete is a stone mortar and pestle from Mexico. They're great for grinding spices and making salsa and guacamole because they give everything a nice coarse and rustic feel. I've never collected anything, but I think I might start collecting these because each one is decorated differently. Bobby Flay

To commit harakiri with a pestle. Japanese Proverb

The skill of using a mortar and pestle never leaves one. Japanese Proverb

The wind that carried the mortar will not fail to carry the pestle. African Proverb

No pestle can be bigger than its mortar. African Proverb

A pestle upon a peg, and a mortar upon a clothes line. Kashmir Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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