noun Download 🔗Share A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things. Examples : "She used the pestle to grind the spices into a fine powder in the mortar. " utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape. Examples : "The bailiff carried a wooden pestle as a symbol of his authority in the town square. " police law item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig. Examples : "a pestle of pork" food animal part body anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle. Examples : "The chef used a pestle to grind the spices into a fine powder. " utensil food process machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading