pestle

[ pes-uhl, pes-tl ]

/ ˈpɛs əl, ˈpɛs tl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pestle ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.

any of various appliances for pounding, stamping, etc.

verb (used with object), pes·tled, pes·tling.

to pound or grind with or as if with a pestle.

verb (used without object), pes·tled, pes·tling.

to work with a pestle.

Origin of pestle

1300–50; Middle English pestel<Middle French <Latin pistillum, derivative of pistus, past participle of pīnsere to pound, crush

Words nearby pestle

pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto, pesty, pes varus, pet, peta-

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Example sentences from the Web for pestle

All are thrown into a wooden bowl and beaten with a pestle into a colorful plate of food.
The World’s Five Best Cheap Meals|Jodi Ettenberg|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So if you have high-quality saffron, you should feel free to grind it yourself with a mortar and pestle.
In Search of the $10,000 Spice|Sarah Whitman-Salkin|July 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Put the spices into a pestle and mortar and pound them up with a pinch of salt.
Butternut Squash, Plus Some Celeriac|The Daily Beast|November 25, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Fragment of a pestle made of stone of nearly square cross section.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll Smith

As we have seen, the primitive miller gradually learned that the pestle did better work when it fell with a twirling motion.
Stories of Useful Inventions|Samuel Eagle Foreman
"He would be crushed like a pepper-corn pounded by a pestle in a mortar," remarked the Professor.
The Funny Philosophers|George Yellott
He resolved then to try to make a mortar and pestle of hard wood.
An American Robinson Crusoe|Samuel. B. Allison
"For fifteen dollars," replied Mr. Boolpin, twirling his pestle playfully.
Round the Block|John Bell Bouton

British Dictionary definitions for pestle

pestle

/ (ˈpɛsəl) /

noun

a club-shaped instrument for mixing or grinding substances in a mortar

a tool for pounding or stamping

verb

to pound (a substance or object) with or as if with a pestle

Word Origin for pestle

C14: from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum; related to pinsāre to crush

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for pestle

pestle

[ pĕs′əl, pĕs′təl ]

n.

A club-shaped, hand-held tool for grinding or mashing substances in a mortar.

单词	pestle
释义	pestle [ pes-uhl, pes-tl ] / ˈpɛs əl, ˈpɛs tl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pestle ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar. any of various appliances for pounding, stamping, etc. verb (used with object), pes·tled, pes·tling. to pound or grind with or as if with a pestle. verb (used without object), pes·tled, pes·tling. to work with a pestle. Origin of pestle 1300–50; Middle English pestel<Middle French <Latin pistillum, derivative of pistus, past participle of pīnsere to pound, crush Words nearby pestle pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto, pesty, pes varus, pet, peta- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pestle All are thrown into a wooden bowl and beaten with a pestle into a colorful plate of food. The World’s Five Best Cheap Meals\|Jodi Ettenberg\|November 14, 2012\|DAILY BEAST So if you have high-quality saffron, you should feel free to grind it yourself with a mortar and pestle. In Search of the $10,000 Spice\|Sarah Whitman-Salkin\|July 14, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Put the spices into a pestle and mortar and pound them up with a pinch of salt. Butternut Squash, Plus Some Celeriac\|The Daily Beast\|November 25, 2008\|DAILY BEAST Fragment of a pestle made of stone of nearly square cross section. The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley\|Harlan Ingersoll Smith As we have seen, the primitive miller gradually learned that the pestle did better work when it fell with a twirling motion. Stories of Useful Inventions\|Samuel Eagle Foreman "He would be crushed like a pepper-corn pounded by a pestle in a mortar," remarked the Professor. The Funny Philosophers\|George Yellott He resolved then to try to make a mortar and pestle of hard wood. An American Robinson Crusoe\|Samuel. B. Allison "For fifteen dollars," replied Mr. Boolpin, twirling his pestle playfully. Round the Block\|John Bell Bouton British Dictionary definitions for pestle pestle / (ˈpɛsəl) / noun a club-shaped instrument for mixing or grinding substances in a mortar a tool for pounding or stamping verb to pound (a substance or object) with or as if with a pestle Word Origin for pestle C14: from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum; related to pinsāre to crush Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pestle grate, shatter, pulverize, reduce, scrape, crumble, pummel, wallop, bruise, pulse, belabor, powder, hammer, pelt, tramp, thump, strike, hit, throb, stomp Medical definitions for pestle pestle [ pĕs′əl, pĕs′təl ] n. A club-shaped, hand-held tool for grinding or mashing substances in a mortar. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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pestle

noun

verb (used with object), pes·tled, pes·tling.

verb (used without object), pes·tled, pes·tling.

Origin of pestle

Words nearby pestle

Example sentences from the Web for pestle

British Dictionary definitions for pestle

noun

verb

Word Origin for pestle

Words related to pestle

Medical definitions for pestle

n.