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millstone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | albatross |
| Type of | deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, check |
millstone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | stone |
Examples of millstone
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It has turned into a millstone, which has burdened Canadian politics for a year.
From the economist.com
Millstone and Palatine host Round Lake, which is in its first year under Roberts.
From the dailyherald.com
Millstone 1, near New London, Conn., was the last reactor to close, in July 1998.
From the nytimes.com
To paraphrase Lenin, you really need only one millstone to crush the bourgeoisie.
From the guardian.co.uk
The jet engines and power plants have become a millstone around GE Capital's neck.
From the economist.com
Crack's corruption of the young is becoming a millstone around America's neck.
From the time.com
In 1993, though, Briggs executives concluded that the plant had become a millstone.
From the businessweek.com
Instead, for some Democrats at least, the milestone has become more of a millstone.
From the online.wsj.com
Still, what is a millstone around one man's neck is a gem on the finger of another.
From the usatoday.com
- Albatross: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck"
- 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
- Millstones or mill stones are used in windmills and watermills, including tide mills, for grinding wheat or other grains.
- Millstone is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 410.
- The Millstone is a novel by Margaret Drabble, first published in 1965. It is about an unmarried, young academic who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand and, against all odds, decides to give birth to her child and raise it herself.
- A large round stone used for grinding grain
- An unpopular stance taken by a candidate for office that can be "hung" around his or her neck by a rival, potentially driving that candidate's approval ratings down and weakening his or her electoral position. ...
- Large, usually round stones that are used to grind grain.
