NOUN | quantity | pounder | (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds |
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artifact | pounder, pestle, muller | 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 |
Sounds | paw'nder | |
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Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... |
Meaning | (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds. | |
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Broader | force unit | A unit of measurement of physical force |
Usage of | combining form | A bound form used only in compounds |
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 | pestle, muller | |
Broader | tool | An implement used in the practice of a vocation |
Spanish | pilón | |
Verbs | pound | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle |
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