PESTLE

/ˈpɛsəl/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 10

Definition

  1. verb grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar.
  2. noun machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores. — synonyms: stamp
  3. 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. — synonyms: muller, pounder
  4. noun a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar.

Examples

  • “a pestle of pork”

See all 52 words you can make from PESTLE →

← Unscramble different letters