Millstones Synonyms

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. responsibilities
  2. albatrosses
  3. loads
  4. headaches
  5. weights
  6. burdens
  7. impediments
A grinder
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mills
  2. stones
An obstacle to success.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. burdens

Words Related to Millstones

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Millstones Sentence Examples

  • Millstones and pumice were also exported, but for the former the more gritty lava of Rocca Monfina was later on preferred.

  • Rockland county quarries considerable trap rock, used mostly for road-making and concrete, and Ulster county has for more than a century produced most of the domestic millstones used in the United States.

  • The surface soil is clay in which are embedded fragments of siliceous sandstone, used for millstones and constructional purposes; the subsoil is limestone.

  • The sandstones are used for building, and for millstones and grindstones.

  • The mineral products of the district also include lignite, copper, manganese, vitriol, lime, gypsum, volcanic stones (used for millstones) and slates.

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