Grindstone Definition

grīndstōn
grindstones
noun
A millstone.
Webster's New World
A revolving stone disk for sharpening bladed tools or shaping and polishing things.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
have
  • To work hard and steadily.
American Heritage
put (one's) nose to the grindstone
  • To work in earnest.
American Heritage
keep one's nose to the grindstone
  • to work hard and steadily
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Grindstone

Noun

Singular:
grindstone
Plural:
grindstones

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Grindstone

  • have
  • put (one's) nose to the grindstone
  • keep one's nose to the grindstone

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