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:
grindstonesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Grindstone
- have
- put (one's) nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone
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