Pestle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpesl|
Brit.
|ˈpes(ə)l|
noun
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores (syn: stamp)
- 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 (syn: muller, pounder)
- a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
- 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 (syn: muller, pounder)
- a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
verb
- grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
pestle the garlic
Extra examples
You'll need a pestle and mortar to grind the spices.
Word forms
noun
singular: pestle
plural: pestles
singular: pestle
plural: pestles
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