Antonyms for pestle
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pes-uh l, pes-tl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛs əl, ˈpɛs tl |
Definition of pestle
Origin :- mid-14c. (as a surname late 13c.), from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum "pounder, pestle," related to pinsere "to pound," from PIE *pis-to-, suffixed form of root *peis- "to crush" (cf. Sanskrit pinasti "pounds, crushes," pistah "anything ground, meal," Greek ptissein "to winnow," Old Church Slavonic pišo, pichati "to push, thrust, strike," pišenica "wheat," Russian pseno "millet").
- As in pound : verb crush; beat rhythmically
- As in powder : verb crush into fine grains; sprinkle fine grains
- As in pulverize : verb smash by beating, crushing
- As in grind : verb crush, pulverize
- He let the pestle fall from his hand and jumped as if he had been stuck with a pin.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- They did not see his divine informants, the axe, the tray, and the pestle.
- Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain
- But at this moment the doctor's pestle was heard in the silence, with its continued rhythm.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- It may be, as it is elsewhere, the pestle and mortar system.
- Extract from : « The Curse of Education » by Harold E. Gorst
- He resolved then to try to make a mortar and pestle of hard wood.
- Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison
- Rub the residue with a pestle into a paste with boiling water.
- Extract from : « All About Coffee » by William H. Ukers
- While hot, it is placed in a mortar, and pounded with a pestle.
- Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
- "You should let Pestle see her," replied the sympathizing squire.
- Extract from : « The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) » by Charles James Wills
- This may have been made to cut it into the length desired for a pestle.
- Extract from : « The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley » by Harlan Ingersoll Smith
- Fig. 25 illustrates a pestle, the top of which is broken off.
- Extract from : « The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley » by Harlan Ingersoll Smith
Synonyms for pestle
- abrade
- atomize
- attenuate
- batter
- beat
- belabor
- bray
- break up
- bruise
- buck
- buffet
- chop up
- clobber
- comminute
- contriturate
- cover
- crumble
- crumple
- crunch
- crush
- disintegrate
- dredge
- drub
- dust
- file
- flour
- fragment
- fragmentalize
- fragmentize
- granulate
- grate
- grind
- hammer
- hit
- kibble
- levigate
- malleate
- micronize
- mill
- mull
- palpitate
- pelt
- pestle
- pound
- powder
- pulsate
- pulse
- pulverize
- pummel
- rasp
- reduce
- roll out
- scatter
- scrape
- shatter
- shiver
- smash
- splinter
- stomp
- strew
- strike
- thrash
- throb
- thump
- tramp
- triturate
- wallop
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