pestle English

Meaning pestle meaning

What does pestle mean?

pestle

— verb grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar pestle the garlic

— noun a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar

— noun 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

— noun (= stamp) machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

Synonyms pestle synonyms

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pestle English » English

pounder

pound

stamp

muller

grind

pulverize

pounding stick

masher

beetle

stamper

smasher

pulverizer

mallet

grinding stone

grinder

beat

trituration

tripsis

tenderizer

temping rod

tamping bar

tamper

stick

seat grinding

rice-pounder

reseat

ramming bar

rammer

quern

pulp

powderize

pounding

polish

pesting

on a rock

mortar pestle

mortar

milling

mano

made of stone

machine

mace

lapping finish

lapping

lapped finishing

lap

knocker

implement for grinding

handle

hand stone

Topics pestle topics

What do people use pestle to talk about?

Daily life Food Food preparation Steps in food preparation

Pound in mortar and pestle

• What words refer to pounding food in a mortar?
  mortar pestle pound

Work and occupation Tool

Pounding tool

• What types of pounding tools are there?
  hammer mallet club pestle

Daily life Food Food preparation

Cooking utensil

• What utensils are used to break up and crush food?
  mortar and pestle meat tenderizer grinder meat grinder