pestle
Example Sentences
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A few had tooth structures that acted like a mortar and pestle and were able to grind in addition to just cutting.
From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023
In a perfect pesto world, that frozen sauce is homemade — a mix of tiny-leafed Genovese basil, Italian pine nuts and good olive oil that you’ve pounded by hand with a mortar and pestle.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023
The next morning, I pounded some lemongrass and some chiles in a mortar and pestle and made some green curry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023
I poured the chocolate from the mortar and pestle into the tray and allowed it to set at room temperature.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2023
Cho-chup! went the pestle into the mortar, crushing the brittle chillies and the seeds in them.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
