Millstone - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɪlstəʊn|
Brit.
|ˈmɪlstəʊn|
noun
- (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps (syn: albatross)
- any load that is difficult to carry
- one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
- any load that is difficult to carry
- one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
Extra examples
College loans can quickly become a millstone for students.
The scandal has become a political millstone.
The scandal has been a millstone around her neck.
Inflation is still a millstone round the neck of British businesses.
Word forms
noun
singular: millstone
plural: millstones
singular: millstone
plural: millstones
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