NOUN | artifact | pestle, stamp | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
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artifact | pestle, muller, pounder | 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 / stone | |
artifact | pestle | a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar | |
VERB | change | pestle | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar |
Meaning | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores. | |
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Synonym | stamp | |
Part of | battery, stamp battery | A series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores |
Broader | machine | Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
Verbs | pestle | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar |
Meaning | 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 / stone. | |
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Synonyms | muller, pounder | |
Broader | tool | An implement used in the practice of a vocation |
Spanish | pilón | |
Verbs | pestle | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar |
Meaning | A club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar. | |
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Broader | hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
Spanish | majadero, pilón | |
Catalan | mà de morter | |
Verbs | pestle | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar |
Meaning | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "pestle the garlic" | |
Broader | grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute | Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading |
Spanish | majar, picar | |
Catalan | picar | |
Nouns | pestle | a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar |
pestle | 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 / stone | |
pestle | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
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