n.
1.machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
2.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
3.a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar pestle v.
1.grind or pulverize in a pestle
Idiom of the Day
regain one's composure
to become calm and composed after a stressful event
The woman took several hours to regain her composure after the fight with her husband.
