noun
- a heavy tool with a rounded end used for crushing and grinding substances in a mortar
verb
- to crush or grind with a pestle
Examples
- She used a marble pestle to grind the spices.
- The pharmacist reached for his pestle and mortar.
- Pestle the garlic until it forms a smooth paste.
- The ancient pestle was carved from stone.
- He pestled the herbs into a fine powder.
- The wooden pestle worked well for crushing peppercorns.