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1. (n.) millstone
either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
2. millstone
anything that grinds or crushes.
3. millstone
any heavy mental or emotional burden: a millstone around one's neck.
Etymology: (bef. 1050)
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1. (noun) albatross, millstone
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
"she was an albatross around his neck"
2. (noun) millstone
any load that is difficult to carry
3. (noun) millstone
one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
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1. (noun) Millstone
one of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance
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Sense: one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.
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 Afrikaans: meulsteen |
 Arabic: رَحى، حَجَر الرَّحى |
 Bulgarian: воденичен камък |
 Brazilian: mó |
 Czech: mlýnský kámen |
 German: der Mühlstein |
 Danish: møllesten |
 Greek: μυλόπετρα |
 Spanish: piedra de molino |
 Estonian: veskikivi |
 Farsi: سنگ اسیاب |
 Finnish: myllynkivi |
 French: meule |
 Hebrew: אֶבֶן-רֵיחַייִם |
 Hindi: चक्की का पत्थर |
 Croatian: mlinski kamen,žrvanj |
 Hungarian: malomkő |
 Indonesian: batu gilingan |
 Icelandic: myllu-/kvarnarsteinn |
 Italian: macina, mola |
 Japanese: 石うす |
 Korean: 맷돌의 돌 |
 Lithuanian: girnapusė, girna |
 Latvian: dzirnakmens |
 Malay: batu pengisar |
 Dutch: molensteen |
 Norwegian: mølle-/kvernstein |
 Polish: kamień młyński |
 Persian: سنگ اسیاب |
 Pashto: د ژرندى ډبره |
 Portuguese: mó |
 Romanian: piatră de moară |
 Russian: жёрнов |
 Slovak: mlynský kameň |
 Slovenian: mlinski kamen |
 Serbian: vodenični kamen |
 Swedish: kvarnsten |
 Thai: แผ่นหินกลมหนาของโม่หิน |
 Turkish: değirmen taşı |
 Taiwanese: 石磨 |
 Ukrainian: жорно |
 Urdu: چکّی کے دونوں پاٹوں میں س |
 Vietnamese: đá cối xay |
 Chinese: 磨石 |
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