Pestle Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Pestle

Learn about the word Pestle to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pestle definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Pestle

Pestle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pestle? [n] a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar [n] 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 [n] machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores [v] grind or pulverize in a pestle Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pestle: muller \| pounder \| stamp Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pestle: abrade \| atomize \| beat \| bray \| brecciate \| cheese grater \| comminute \| comminutor \| contriturate \| crumb \| crumble \| crush \| crusher \| disintegrate \| flour \| fragment \| grain \| granulate \| granulator \| granulize \| grate \| grater \| grind \| grind to powder \| grinder \| kominuter \| levigate \| levigator \| mash \| masher \| mill \| millstone \| mortar and pestle \| nutmeg grater \| pound \| powder \| pulverize \| pulverizer \| quern \| quernstone \| reduce to powder \| rock crusher \| roller \| scrunch \| shard \| shred \| shredder \| smash \| squash \| steamroller \| triturate \| triturator See Also \| battery \| bray \| comminute \| crunch \| grind \| hand tool \| machine \| mash \| stamp battery \| tool Pestle In Webster's Dictionary \Pes"tle\, n. [OE. pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L. pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. pish. Cf. {Pistil}.] 1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar. 2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [Obs.] --Chapman. 3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork. \Pes"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pestled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pestling}.] To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.

Pestle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pestle?

[n] a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
[n] 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
[n] machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
[v] grind or pulverize in a pestle

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pestle: muller | pounder | stamp

Pestle In Webster's Dictionary

\Pes"tle\, n. [OE. pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L.
pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere,
to pound, crush, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. pish. Cf. {Pistil}.]
1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying
   substances in a mortar.

2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its
   shape. [Obs.] --Chapman.

3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig;
   as, a pestle of pork.


\Pes"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pestled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Pestling}.]
To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a
pestle; to use a pestle.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Ajuga ‐ bugle
Agriculture secretary ‐ the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture; "the…
Tonic ‐ a medicine that strengthens and invigorates [n] (music) the first…
Donjon ‐ the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle…
Instrument of punishment ‐ an instrument designed and used to punish a…
Rife with(p) ‐ abundantly filled; "garden abounding with flowers"; "rich in…
Broadcast area ‐ the area over which a radio or tv transmission can…
Shrug off ‐ minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the…
Nominee ‐ a politician who is running for…
Percept ‐ the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the…