mill|stone

mill|stone
mill|stone «MIHL STOHN», noun.
1. either of a pair of round, flat stones used for grinding corn, wheat, or other grain. The upper millstone rotates upon the lower millstone. »

An enormous millstone, a relic of the original mill, is imbedded in the terrace (Wall Street Journal).

2. a type of stone, especially a hard sandstone suitable for the making of millstones.
3. Figurative. a heavy burden: »

The widow worked hard to carry the millstone of a large family.

4. Figurative. anything that grinds or crushes: »

the millstone of war.


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