MILLSTONE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

One of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("millstone" is a kind of...):

stone (building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose)

Holonyms ("millstone" is a part of...):

gristmill (a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain))

Meaning:

Any load that is difficult to carry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("millstone" is a kind of...):

burden; load; loading (weight to be borne or conveyed)

Meaning:

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

Example:

she was an albatross around his neck

Synonyms:

albatross; millstone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("millstone" is a kind of...):

balk; baulk; check; deterrent; handicap; hinderance; hindrance; impediment (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)