Definition for Pestle:

• A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape.

Synonyms for Pestle:

• n.

  •
  • cooker,
  • coffee maker,
  • colander,
  • coffee machine,
  • blender,
  • Barbie,
  • burner,
  • broiler,
  • barbecue,
  • beater.
  •artifact (noun)
  • pounder,
  • stamp,
  • pestle.
  •grinder (noun)
  • Brayer,
  • Pulverizer,
  • masher.

• v.

  •grind (verb)
  • Triturate,
  • abrade,
  • disintegrate,
  • grate,
  • rasp,
  • crumple,
  • atomize,
  • reduce,
  • file,
  • shiver,
  • granulate,
  • attenuate,
  • beat,
  • scrape,
  • crumble.
  •pound (verb)
  • drub,
  • bruise,
  • pelt,
  • wallop,
  • batter,
  • tramp,
  • throb,
  • buffet,
  • pummel,
  • thrash,
  • thump,
  • belabor,
  • HIT,
  • pulse,
  • hammer,
  • strike,
  • clobber,
  • palpitate,
  • pulsate.
  •powder (verb)
  • smash,
  • cover,
  • strew,
  • dust,
  • scatter,
  • flour,
  • dredge.
  •pulverize (verb)
  • fragment,
  • crush,
  • buck,
  • fragmentize,
  • break up,
  • shatter,
  • mull,
  • splinter.

• Other synonyms:

  •Muller
  • muller.
  •powder
  • Floured,
  • Flouring,
  • flours,
  • powdered.

Paraphrases for Pestle:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    drumstick.

Antonyms for Pestle:

• v.

  • grind
    free, liberate, build.
  • pound
    give up, lose, be still, fail.
  • powder
    solidify.
  • pulverize
    create, surrender, construct.

Holonyms for Pestle:

• n.

  • artifact
    battery, stamp battery.

Hyponym for Pestle:

• n.

  • artifact
    machine, tool, hand tool.

• v.

  • change
    comminute, mash, bray, grind, crunch.