Associations to the word «Millstone»
Noun
- Geology
- Howell
- Turnpike
- Gear
- Borough
- Observatory
- Breadth
- Dressing
- Fell
- Bottom
- Trough
- Turbine
- Barley
- Tail
- Sink
- Powder
- Heather
- Yankee
- Cast
- Sea
- Radar
- Franklin
- Brake
- Axe
- Former
- Montgomery
- Flint
- Drain
- Canal
- Pottery
- Miller
- Breast
- River
- Artifact
- Monroe
- Hill
- Storey
- Hammer
- Erosion
- Measure
- Clay
- Ground
- Pillar
- Hole
- Junction
- Antenna
- Summit
- Inventory
- Meal
- Edge
- Lower
- Lily
- Floor
- Railroad
- Road
- Rock
- Nancy
- Sending
- Roosevelt
- Barrel
- Valley
- Portion
- East
- Dominion
- Brick
- Collar
- Insight
- Tool
- Patience
- Ruin
- Border
- Reservoir
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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