pestles
Definitions
Noun
- Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- 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
- A club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
Verb
- Grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
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Words that contain the term "pestles".
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| 1 | styles | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | restless | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | peters | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | petals | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | pests | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | apostles | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | estes | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | wrestles | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | stiles | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | pete's | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | pester | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | pastes | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | pesters | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | nestles | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | estle | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | petroles | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | nestle's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | testes | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | postle | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | perses | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | nestle | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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