Millstone synonyms
mĭl'stōn'
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A system of such measures, such as avoirdupois weight or troy weight.
(Mining) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
(Military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
A physical defect, especially one that interferes with speech.
A piece of rock shaped or finished for some purpose
A crudely flaked, unifacial core tool , especially one associated with the Oldowan stone culture of the early Paleolithic Period.
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grinder (related)
Any of various machines for crushing or sharpening
tool (related)
The whole machine; machine tool
difficulty (related)
The definition of a difficulty refers to something that hinders you or causes you to have to face challenges, or the state or condition of being challenged or having a hard time.
A cause of pain, suffering, or distress:
Anything one has to bear or put up with; heavy load, as of work, duty, responsibility, or sorrow
A compulsory payment, usually a percentage, levied on income, property value, sales price, etc. for the support of a government
(Informal) A cause of worry, annoyance, or trouble
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heavy (related)
(Slang) One that is very important or influential:
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
Kinderscout (related)
over (related)
Something in addition; excess; surplus
whinstone (related)
quartzite (related)
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gritstone (related)
grits (related)
Find another word for millstone. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for millstone, like: weight, mill, responsibility, impediment, onus, stone, chopper, grinder, tool, difficulty and affliction.
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