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noun
- 1. each of two circular stones used for grinding grain.
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MILLSTONE definition: 1. one of a pair of large, circular, flat stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to…. Learn more.
Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, used for triturating, crushing or, more specifically, grinding wheat or other grains. They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or grinding stones.
1. : either of two circular stones used for grinding something (such as grain) 2. a. : something that grinds or crushes. b. : a heavy burden. Examples of millstone in a Sentence. College loans can quickly become a millstone for students. The scandal has become a political millstone. The scandal has been a millstone around her neck.
millstone in American English. (ˈmɪlˌstoʊn ) noun. 1. either of a pair of large, flat, round stones between which grain or other substances are ground. 2. stone used for these, usually a hard sandstone or conglomerate. 3. a heavy burden.
noun. one of a pair of heavy flat disc-shaped stones that are rotated one against the other to grind grain. a heavy burden, such as a responsibility or obligation. his debts were a millstone round his neck.
a difficult problem or responsibility that it seems impossible to solve or get rid of. My debts are a millstone around my neck. Unemployment was an economic millstone around the country’s neck. See millstone in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: millstone.
If you describe something as a millstone or a millstone around your neck, you mean that it is a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from.
noun. one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain. see more. noun. any load that is difficult to carry. see more. noun. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps. synonyms: albatross. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Millstone."
Take a millstone and grind meal: uncover thy shame, strip thy shoulder, make bare thy legs, pass over the rivers. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various In other respects—never having been appealed to by love—it was as hard as a small millstone .
MILLSTONE meaning: 1 : either one of two large, flat, round stones that are used for grinding grain in a mill; 2 : a problem or responsibility that does not go away and that makes it difficult or impossible to do or achieve something.
