Definitions that contains pestle from BoostVocab

pestle

/'pɛsəl/

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

type of:
machine

part of:
stamp battery battery
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
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muller pounder

type of:
tool
noun
a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
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type of:
hand tool
verb
grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
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"pestle the garlic"

type of:
mash comminute crunch grind bray

Definition that contains pestle

pound break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
mortar a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
agate an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles

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