pestle
NOUNVERB
/pɛsəl/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pestle is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1S1T1L1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does pestle mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
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.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
A club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar.
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar.
“pestle the garlic”
BROADER