Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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crunch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pestle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
crunch (noun) | pestle (noun) |
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the act of crushing | a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar |
the sound of something crunching | 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 |
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources) | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
crunch (verb) | pestle (verb) |
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reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar |
make a crushing noise | |
crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound | |
press or grind with a crushing noise |