grind vs pestle

pestle vs grind

grind and pestle both are nouns.

grind and pestle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grind	Yes	No	Yes	No
pestle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pestle is a hyponym of grind; that is, pestle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grind:

grind: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
pestle: grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar

Other hyponyms of grind include pulp, mill.

grind (noun)	pestle (noun)
the act of grinding to a powder or dust	a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
hard monotonous routine work	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
the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground	machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

grind (verb)	pestle (verb)
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading	grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
press or grind with a crushing noise
shape or form by grinding
created by grinding
dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
work hard

Difference between grind and pestle

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