pestle
8 points
English
6 letters
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Definitions
noun
a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
verb
grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Word forms
plural pestles
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grin
machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
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