English Explanatory Dictionary

mortar and pestle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

mortar and pestle mortars and pestles pestle and mortar

Synonyms

mortar
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