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grindstone

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grind·stone  (grndstn)
n.
1. A revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools.
2. A millstone.
Idioms:
keep (one's) nose to the grindstone
To work hard and steadily.
put (one's) nose to the grindstone
To work in earnest.

grindstone [ˈgraɪndˌstəʊn]
n
1. (Engineering / Tools)
a.  a machine having a circular block of stone or composite abrasive rotated for sharpening tools or grinding metal
b.  the stone used in this machine
c.  any stone used for sharpening; whetstone
2. (Engineering / Tools) another name for millstone
keep or have one's nose to the grindstone to work hard and perseveringly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grindstonegrindstone - a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools
sharpener - any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener"
stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"
Translations
grindstone [ˈgraɪndstəʊn] Nmuela f
to keep one's nose to the grindstonebatir el yunque
grindstone [ˈgraɪndstəʊn] n
to keep one's nose to the grindstone → travailler sans relâche
grindstone
n to keep one’s nose to the grindstonehart arbeiten; to keep somebody’s nose to the grindstonejdn hart arbeiten lassen; back to the grindstonewieder in die Tretmühle (hum)
grindstone [ˈgraɪndˌstəʊn] n to keep one's nose to the grindstonedarci sotto or dentro
grindstone [ˈgraɪndˌstəʊn] n to keep one's nose to the grindstonedarci sotto or dentro


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There's a gaudy big grindstone down at the mill, and we'll smouch it, and carve the things on it, and file out the pens and the saw on it, too.
That the impact of your army may be like a grindstone dashed against an egg--this is effected by the science of weak points and strong.
The Boots and the Broker were sharpening a spade-- Each working the grindstone in turn: But the Beaver went on making lace, and displayed No interest in the concern:
 
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