millstone

mill·stone  (mlstn)

n.

1. One of a pair of cylindrical stones used in a mill for grinding grain.

2. A heavy weight; a burden: This job is a millstone around my neck.

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millstone [ˈmɪlˌstəʊn]

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) one of a pair of heavy flat disc-shaped stones that are rotated one against the other to grind grain

2. a heavy burden, such as a responsibility or obligation his debts were a millstone round his neck

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	millstone - (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck" albatross deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, check - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
	2.	millstone - any load that is difficult to carry load, loading, burden - weight to be borne or conveyed
	3.	millstone - one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain gristmill - a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain) 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"

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millstone

noun

1. burden, weight, load, albatross, drag, affliction, dead weight, encumbrance The contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.

2. grindstone, quernstone standing in a marketplace, watching a millstone grinding wheat

Translations

millstone [ˈmɪlstəʊn] N → piedra f de molino, muela f
it's a millstone round his neck → es una cruz que lleva a cuestas

millstone [ˈmɪlstəʊn] n → meule f
to be a millstone round sb's neck → être un boulet pour qn
The debt was a millstone round the poor man's neck → La dette était un boulet pour le pauvre homme.

millstone [ˈmɪlˌstəʊn] n → macina, mola
it's a millstone round his neck → è un grosso peso per lui, è una palla al piede per lui

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millstone [ˈmɪlˌstəʊn] n → macina, mola
it's a millstone round his neck → è un grosso peso per lui, è una palla al piede per lui