Meaning & use
pestle
A small, heavy tool with a rounded end, used to crush or grind substances in a mortar.
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She ground the spices with a pestle until they formed a fine powder.
The pharmacist used a mortar and pestle to mix the ingredients for the cream.
A note on using this word
Pestle is almost always paired with 'mortar,' the bowl it is used against, as in 'mortar and pestle.'
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