Meaning of "pestle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PESTLE

From Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum; related to pinsāre to crush.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PESTLE

pestle  [ˈpɛsəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PESTLE

Pestle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pestle in English.

WHAT DOES PESTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mortar and pestle

The mortar is a bowl, typically made of hard wood, ceramic or stone. The pestle is a heavy club-shaped object, the end of which is used for crushing and grinding. The substance to be ground is placed in the mortar and ground, crushed or mixed with the pestle. Mortars and pestles have been used in cooking up to the present day; they are frequently also associated with the profession of pharmacy due to their historical use in preparing medicines. They can also be used in masonry and in other types of construction.

Definition of pestle in the English dictionary

The first definition of pestle in the dictionary is a club-shaped instrument for mixing or grinding substances in a mortar. Other definition of pestle is a tool for pounding or stamping. Pestle is also to pound with or as if with a pestle.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PESTLE

PRESENT

Present

I pestle

you pestle

he/she/it pestles

we pestle

you pestle

they pestle

Present continuous

I am pestling

you are pestling

he/she/it is pestling

we are pestling

you are pestling

they are pestling

Present perfect

I have pestled

you have pestled

he/she/it has pestled

we have pestled

you have pestled

they have pestled

Present perfect continuous

I have been pestling

you have been pestling

he/she/it has been pestling

we have been pestling

you have been pestling

they have been pestling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I pestled

you pestled

he/she/it pestled

we pestled

you pestled

they pestled

Past continuous

I was pestling

you were pestling

he/she/it was pestling

we were pestling

you were pestling

they were pestling

Past perfect

I had pestled

you had pestled

he/she/it had pestled

we had pestled

you had pestled

they had pestled

Past perfect continuous

I had been pestling

you had been pestling

he/she/it had been pestling

we had been pestling

you had been pestling

they had been pestling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will pestle

you will pestle

he/she/it will pestle

we will pestle

you will pestle

they will pestle

Future continuous

I will be pestling

you will be pestling

he/she/it will be pestling

we will be pestling

you will be pestling

they will be pestling

Future perfect

I will have pestled

you will have pestled

he/she/it will have pestled

we will have pestled

you will have pestled

they will have pestled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been pestling

you will have been pestling

he/she/it will have been pestling

we will have been pestling

you will have been pestling

they will have been pestling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would pestle

you would pestle

he/she/it would pestle

we would pestle

you would pestle

they would pestle

Conditional continuous

I would be pestling

you would be pestling

he/she/it would be pestling

we would be pestling

you would be pestling

they would be pestling

Conditional perfect

I would have pestle

you would have pestle

he/she/it would have pestle

we would have pestle

you would have pestle

they would have pestle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been pestling

you would have been pestling

he/she/it would have been pestling

we would have been pestling

you would have been pestling

they would have been pestling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you pestle
we let´s pestle
you pestle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to pestle

Past participle

pestled

Present Participle

pestling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF PESTLE

Find out the translation of pestle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pestle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pestle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 杵
• Translator English - Spanish: maja
• English: pestle
• Translator English - Hindi: मूसल
• Translator English - Arabic: مدقة
• Translator English - Russian: пестик
• Translator English - Portuguese: pilão
• Translator English - Bengali: মুষল
• Translator English - French: pilon
• Translator English - Malay: Alu
• Translator English - German: Stößel
• Translator English - Japanese: 乳棒
• Translator English - Korean: 유
• Translator English - Javanese: Pestle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đâm bằng chày
• Translator English - Tamil: உலக்கை
• Translator English - Marathi: मुसळ
• Translator English - Turkish: havaneli
• Translator English - Italian: pestello
• Translator English - Polish: tłuczek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: товкач
• Translator English - Romanian: pistil
• Translator English - Greek: γουδοχέρι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stamper
• Translator English - Swedish: mortelstöt
• Translator English - Norwegian: stampe

QUOTES WITH «PESTLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pestle.

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Bobby Flay

A molcajete is a stone mortar and pestle from Mexico. They're great for grinding spices and making salsa and guacamole because they give everything a nice coarse and rustic feel. I've never collected anything, but I think I might start collecting these because each one is decorated differently.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PESTLE»

Discover the use of pestle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pestle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Faithful Shepherdess. The Knight of the Burning Pestle. ...

Burning Pestle ", and I will be called the Knight of the Burning Pestle. Wife. Ivar , I dare swear thou wilt not forget thy old trade; thou wert ever meeh. Ralph. Tim ! Tim. Anon. Ralph. My beloved squire, and George my dwarf, I charge you that ...

‎1843

The Knight of the Burning Pestle and a King and No King

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Francis Beaumont, Raymond MacDonald Alden, 2010

The Poison Pestle

Leona Gibbs. friends. I ask her about them, but she says she doesn't want or need any.” “I'll talk with her. I'll tell her after we all have something to eat. Maybe things will be better once we move into a different neighborhood.” He hugged his  ...

Leona Gibbs, 2010

The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols

THE WOODEN PESTLE (Skt. musala; Tib. gtun-shing) As an attribute the wooden pestle was originally a weapon of the Hindu deity Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna, who was also known as Musali, or 'pestle- bearer', because he bore a ...

‎2003

Management of risk: guidance for practitioners

B.2.2 PESTLE analysis PESTLE analysis will help to capture understanding about aspects of the context by using the prompts political, economic, sociological, technological, legal and environmental. It is a technique that facilitates a wide scan ...

Stationery Office, Ruth Murray-Webster, 2010

Purification and Analysis of Recombinant Proteins

Cell pastes or solid mass with a minimum volume of buffer are mixed with 0.5-1 volume of grinding media and ground wilh a mortar and pestle. Disruption efficiency is poor if lower cell densities or charges of grinding media are used. 2. Pestle ...

Ramnath Seetharam, Satish K. Sharma, 1991

Mediterranean Harvest: Vegetarian Recipes from the World's ...

3 to 4 large garlic cloves (to taste), cut in half V2 teaspoon salt (more to taste) V2 cup canola oil 2 free-range, organic egg yolks (or 1 whole egg and 1 egg white) % cup extra virgin olive oil 1- Whether or not you are using a mortar and pestle ...

Martha Rose Shulman, 2007

The Routledge Anthology of Renaissance Drama

First performed 1607-8 First published 1613 The Knight of the Burning Pestle was written for the private Blackfriars Theatre, built by Richard Burbage in 1596, and was performed by a company of boy actors. The play is significant for the ...

Simon Barker, Hilary Hinds, 2003

Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the ...

Thus until the advent of water-driven mechanical devices during the second half of the eighteenth century, rice milling was performed in the African manner with an upright wooden mortar and pestle, the standard method women have used to  ...

Judith Ann. CARNEY, Judith Ann Carney, 2009

A Wiccan Formulary and Herbal

Fortunately, reconstituted marble makes a fairly good material from which to create a mortar and pestle. From a manufacturing viewpoint, it is superior to marble because, unlike natural marble, the reconstituted material does not have natural ...

A. J. Drew, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PESTLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pestle is used in the context of the following news items.

Recipe: Squid ink prawn fritters with asparagus & fennel aioli

When I want only a small amount of aioli, I often prepare it in a mortar and pestle, using a small whisk. If you're preparing it in a large food ... «The Southland Times, Jul 15»

...Family defends slain fugitive: No monster

... right thing that he did, we are not saying that whatsoever, but people just have to understand that there is more in the mortar than the pestle.”. «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»

Asparagus, fennel & mozzarella salad with toasted pine nut dressing

Put the garlic in a mortar with a little flaky sea salt then use the pestle to crush to combine. 2. Add the pine nuts and pound to a coarse crumb. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

Coconut, chicken and courgette soup

To make the spice paste, use a pestle and mortar or food processor to pound the garlic, shallots, coriander seeds, candle nuts and ginger. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Rukmini Srinivas's memoir-cum-cookbook is a time-travelling capsule

“Nowadays in Boston, I use the granite mortar and pestle that Mexicans use for making guacamole. My daughters are still hopeful that I'll start ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

Readers' recipe swap: marinades

1 Using a granite pestle and mortar, pound the chillies, ginger, garlic, onion, cumin, coriander and garam masala until a smooth paste is formed ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Saying Something Human: A Look Back At The Child Ballads

Well, it's mentioned in the 1613 play, “The Knight Of The Burning Pestle.” Like most of the Child Ballads, it pops up under many different titles: ... «American Songwriter, Jul 15»

Express Recipes: How to make Raw Mango Rice

While the rice is getting cooked; grind together all the ingredients for the spice mix and half of the grated raw mango in a mortar and pestle to ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

How to Make the Perfect Som Tam

As the name suggests, this is a dish that requires a pestle and mortar or similar. In Thailand, they would use a clay version but a stone one is ... «NDTV, Jul 15»

Pig on a Bun: A Spicy Roasted Pork Burger Recipe

Pound the garlic with 1⁄4 teaspoon salt with a mortar and pestle. Whisk the garlic paste into the aïoli. Season with 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, a squeeze ... «Men's Journal, Jul 15»