pestle
noun
1. machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
Similar word(s): stamp
Definition categories: man–made, machine
2. 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
Similar word(s): muller, pounder
Definition categories: man–made, tool
3. a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with pestle as a noun:
- a pestle of pork