millstone English

Meaning millstone meaning

What does millstone mean?

millstone

— noun one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain

— noun any load that is difficult to carry

— noun (= albatross) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps she was an albatross around his neck

Synonyms millstone synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as millstone?

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grindstone

grinding stone

quernstone

metate

load

albatross

stone mortar

stone

sharpening stone

runner

rubberstone

rub stone

rotten-stone

roller

responsibility

millstone grit

mill

impediment

hone

grinder

difficulty

burrstone

burden

buhrstone

ballast

baggage

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