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pestle and mortar

pestle and mortar is the alternative form 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

Forms of pestle and mortar

pluralpestles and mortars

Questions about pestle and mortar

What is pestle and mortar the alternative form of?
Pestle and mortar is the alternative form of mortar and pestle.

Words near pestle and mortar in the dictionary

  1. pestiviral
  2. pestivirus
  3. pestiviruses
  4. Pestișu Mic
  5. pestle
  6. pestle and mortar
  7. pestled
  8. pestlelike
  9. pestles
  10. pestles and mortars
  11. pestlike

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