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millstone

[ mil-stohn ]
/ ˈmɪlˌstoʊn /
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noun

either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
anything that grinds or crushes.
any heavy mental or emotional burden (often used in the phrase a millstone around one's neck).

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Origin of millstone

before 1050; Middle English milneston,Old English mylenstān.See mill1, stone

Words nearby millstone

Mills bomb, mill scale, Mills cross, Mills grenade, mills of the gods grind slowly, millstone, millstone around one's neck, millstream, Mill Valley, Millville, mill wheel
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Words related to millstone

albatross, load, grievance, encumbrance, strain, affliction, worry, concern, misfortune, onus, cross, accountability, charge, hardship, blame, difficulty, anxiety, trouble, stress, task

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British Dictionary definitions for millstone

millstone
/ (ˈmɪlˌstəʊn) /

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 obligationhis debts were a millstone round his neck
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