PESTLE
Scrabble letter values: P3E1S1T1L1E1 = 8
Definition
- verb grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar.
- noun machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores. — synonyms: stamp
- 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
- noun a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar.
Examples
- “pestle the garlic”
- “a pestle of pork”