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View usage for: (mɪlstoʊn) Word forms: plural millstones1. countable nounA millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour. 2. See a millstone/a millstone around one's neck More Synonyms of millstone millstone in British English (ˈmɪlˌstəʊn) noun1. one of a pair of heavy flat disc-shaped stones that are rotated one against the other to grind grain 2. a heavy burden, such as a responsibility or obligation his debts were a millstone round his neck millstone in American English (ˈmɪlˌstoʊn) noun1. either of a pair of large, flat, round stones between which grain or other substancesare ground 2. stone used for these, usually a hard sandstone or conglomerate 4. something that grinds, pulverizes, or crushes More idioms containingmillstone a millstone around your neck Examples of 'millstone' in a sentencemillstone Definition a heavy burden of responsibility or obligation The contract proved to be a millstone around his neck. Synonyms albatross drag affliction dead weight Definition one of a pair of heavy flat stones that are rotated one against the other to grind grain standing in a marketplace, watching a millstone grinding wheat Additional synonymsDefinition something that impedes or is burdensome She considered the past an irrelevant encumbrance. Synonyms burden, weight, difficulty, load, drag, liability, obstacle, embarrassment, obstruction, albatross, millstoneDefinition to burden or oppress High blood pressure imposes an extra load on the heart. Synonyms oppression, charge, pressure, worry, trouble, weight, responsibility, burden, affliction, onus, albatross, millstone, encumbrance, incubus Definition an oppressive force He heaved a sigh of relief. `That's a great weight off my mind.' Synonyms burden, pressure, load, strain, oppression, albatross, millstone, encumbrance- millet
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