pestle

Pestle has 2 syllables: pes · tle.

noun. Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores.

noun. A heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone.

noun. A club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar.

verb. Grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar.