millstone
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Synonyms: milestone, milkstone, mill stone, oilstone, bilestone, marlstone, mistone, gallstone, siltstone, millstones, tilestone
Antonyms: milestone, milkstone, mill stone, oilstone, bilestone, marlstone, mistone, gallstone, siltstone, millstones, tilestone
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q670985}} A [[large]] [[round]] [[stone]] used for [[grind]]ing [[grain]].
- {{lb|en|geology}} A [[coarse]]-[[grain]]ed [[sandstone]] used for making such stones; [[millstone grit]].
- {{lb|en|figurative}} {{ellipsis of|en|millstone around one's neck|addl=a [[heavy]] [[responsibility]] that is [[difficult]] to [[bear#Verb|bear]] (referring to [[Matthew]] 18:6 in the [[Bible]])}}.
Proper noun
- A [[nuclear power station]] near {{l|en|Waterford}}, [[Connecticut]], [[USA]].
- {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Mercer County|s/New Jersey|c/USA}}.
- {{place|en|twp|co/Monmouth County|s/New Jersey}}.
- {{place|en|borough|in|co/Somerset County|s/New Jersey}}.
- {{place|en|tributary|of the {{w|Raritan River}} in|s/New Jersey|full=the {{w|Millstone River}}}}.
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