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MILLSTONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("millstone" is a kind of...):
stone (building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose)
Holonyms ("millstone" is a part of...):
gristmill (a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any load that is difficult to carry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("millstone" is a kind of...):
burden; load; loading (weight to be borne or conveyed)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
Example:
she was an albatross around his neck
Synonyms:
albatross; millstone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("millstone" is a kind of...):
balk; baulk; check; deterrent; handicap; hinderance; hindrance; impediment (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)
