Associations to the word «Pestle»
Noun
- Mortar
- Grind
- Grinding
- Beaumont
- Pounding
- Paste
- Broom
- Hatchet
- Spice
- Acorn
- Plough
- Powder
- Pigment
- Herb
- Kettle
- Ingredient
- Grit
- Rice
- Baba
- Grain
- Utensil
- Fletcher
- Trough
- Pharmacy
- Tusk
- Quartz
- Pounder
- Implement
- Hammer
- Pot
- Crush
- Spoon
- Corn
- Knight
- Bray
- Rubbing
- Axe
- Maize
- Ax
- Pound
- Tilt
- Kernel
- Flour
- Baking
- Tool
- Jar
- Pebble
- Bowl
- Nut
- Tub
- Mixture
- Artifact
- Iron
- Wheat
- Mill
- Stone
- Bead
- Pottery
- Arrow
- Vita
- Hearth
- Pepper
- Basket
- Pill
- Soup
- Bean
- Meal
- Clay
- Nitrogen
- Sandstone
- Bread
- Bundle
- Seed
- Kitchen
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PESTLE, noun. A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
PESTLE, noun. (archaic) A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
PESTLE, noun. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.
PESTLE, verb. To pound, crush, rub or grind (things), as in a mortar with a pestle.
Dictionary definition
PESTLE, noun. Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores.
PESTLE, 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.
PESTLE, noun. A club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar.
PESTLE, verb. Grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.