Millstone Definition

mĭlstōn
millstones
noun
millstones
Either of a pair of large, flat, round stones between which grain or other substances are ground.
Webster's New World
A source of worry or distress.
A responsibility that became a millstone.
American Heritage
Stone used for these, usually a hard sandstone or conglomerate.
Webster's New World
An obstacle to success.
American Heritage
A heavy burden.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Millstone

Noun

Singular:
millstone
Plural:
millstones

Millstone Sentence Examples

  • There are quarries of millstone in the vicinity.

  • Here, while storming the citadel, he was struck on the head by a fragment of a millstone thrown from the wall by a woman.

  • Next in upward sequence is a thick mass of sandstones, grits and shales - the Millstone Grit series.

  • Good sandstone is obtained from the Millstone Grit at Stancliffe, Tansley and Whatstandwell.

  • A small patch of Millstone Grit and Limestone occurs in the south of the county about Melbourne and Ticknall.

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