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English noun: millstone | |||
| 1. | millstone (cognition) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps | ||
| Samples | She was an albatross around his neck. | ||
| Synonyms | albatross | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment | ||
| 2. | millstone (artifact) any load that is difficult to carry | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burden, load, loading | ||
| 3. | millstone (artifact) one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stone | ||
| Part meronym | gristmill | ||
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