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mortars and pestles

mortars and pestles is the plural of mortar and pestle.

Meaning of mortar and pestle

Noun

mortar and pestle (plural mortars and pestles)

  1. A device made up of a bowl (the mortar) and a heavy, blunt object (the pestle), the end of which is used for crushing and grinding ingredients or substances into a fine paste or powder.
    Synonyms:
    mortar

Questions about mortars and pestles

What is mortars and pestles the plural of?
Mortars and pestles is the plural of mortar and pestle.

Words near mortars and pestles in the dictionary

  1. mortarless
  2. mortarlike
  3. mortarman
  4. mortarmen
  5. mortars
  6. mortars and pestles
  7. mortary
  8. mortbell
  9. mortcloth
  10. mortcloths
  11. Mortdale

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