PESTLE

(noun) a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
In the storehouse, we found pestle and mortars for grinding spices and herbs. -added by naila_inlas

-tagged by simranjeet
(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
synonyms : muller , pounder
She used the pestle deftly to grind the seeds into a fine paste. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
synonyms : stamp
The large pestle was systematically pounding the ores. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
"pestle the garlic"
She pestled the garlic until it turned into a rough paste. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for pestle

(Tag: ) Pestle to grind and then form paste.
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(Tag: hindi) this tool takes something as input and grinds it down and says PASTE + LEY (PASTLE)....
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(Tag: hindi slang) piso aur jyada piso.pestle aur pestle
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(Tag: ) pest is an insect the moment u see one u get a feeling to crush it coz it does some harm u grind it to pieces with a club shaped mortar
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(Tag: ) snds like pistol.... pistol-used to crush smeone; pestle-used to crush smething in bowl
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(Tag: ) A mortar and a pestle are used for grinding something.
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(Tag: ) sounds like paste all�to paste all we hav to use grind things which is done using pestel..
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