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).

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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Example sentences from the Web for millstone

But the challenge of Europe is to accept a connection to a millstone that has the financial world teetering.
Could Europe’s Economic Crisis Sink Us?|Zachary Karabell|September 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But all of this dubious wealth has become a millstone for the Swiss.
The End of Swiss Discretion|Eric Pape|October 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Worse luck that that millstone still dangles gracefully from my neck!
The Letters of Henry James (volume I)|Henry James
A tame kid was gambolling behind them, and two women were grinding corn, with the millstone between them.
Doctor Luttrell's First Patient|Rosa Nouchette Carey

Just as if a couple of greenbacks could make a blind man see clean through a millstone!
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864|Various
At this Philander chuckles, being able to see through a millstone with a hole in it.
Miss Caprice|St. George Rathborne
A porochial 'prentis, who is at present a dead-weight; a millstone, as I may say, round the porochial throat?
Oliver Twist, Illustrated|Charles Dickens

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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单词	millstone
释义	millstone [ mil-stohn ] / ˈmɪlˌstoʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR millstone ON THESAURUS.COM 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). 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for millstone But the challenge of Europe is to accept a connection to a millstone that has the financial world teetering. Could Europe’s Economic Crisis Sink Us?\|Zachary Karabell\|September 13, 2011\|DAILY BEAST But all of this dubious wealth has become a millstone for the Swiss. The End of Swiss Discretion\|Eric Pape\|October 1, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Worse luck that that millstone still dangles gracefully from my neck! The Letters of Henry James (volume I)\|Henry James A tame kid was gambolling behind them, and two women were grinding corn, with the millstone between them. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient\|Rosa Nouchette Carey Just as if a couple of greenbacks could make a blind man see clean through a millstone! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864\|Various At this Philander chuckles, being able to see through a millstone with a hole in it. Miss Caprice\|St. George Rathborne A porochial 'prentis, who is at present a dead-weight; a millstone, as I may say, round the porochial throat? Oliver Twist, Illustrated\|Charles Dickens 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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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millstone

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