Associations to the word «Millstone»
Noun
- Grit
- Stave
- Burr
- Grinding
- Grind
- Sandstone
- Outcrop
- Cullen
- Monmouth
- Mill
- Shale
- Limestone
- Windmill
- Spur
- Pair
- Asher
- Drove
- Lantern
- Neck
- Flour
- Brook
- Nut
- Diameter
- Quarry
- Grain
- Mercer
- Somerset
- Shaft
- Crag
- Stepmother
- Wheel
- Jersey
- Axle
- Cr
- Middlesex
- Trenton
- Arboretum
- Brunswick
- Alvin
- Township
- Corn
- Machinery
- Spindle
- Tributary
- Hurst
- Rocky
- Sail
- Scatter
- Peat
- Seam
- Rowe
- Upper
- Oat
- Watershed
- Coal
- Delaware
- Moor
- Waterford
- Wheat
- Reactor
- Clasp
- Rancho
- Roller
- Paula
- Crush
- Kingston
- Windsor
- Stone
- Quartz
- Sancho
- Hoop
- Princeton
- Hang
- Drive
- Crosse
- Jennings
Adjective
Wiktionary
MILLSTONE, noun. A large round stone used for grinding grain.
MILLSTONE, noun. (geology) A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit
MILLSTONE, noun. (figurative) A heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.
Dictionary definition
MILLSTONE, noun. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck".
MILLSTONE, noun. Any load that is difficult to carry.
MILLSTONE, noun. One of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain.
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